DSCI 304 Final: Op MGMT chap 14

• School: College of Charleston
• Department: Decision Sciences
• Course: DSCI 304
• Professor: Hartley

Document Summary

Op mgmt final studying chap 14 jit and lean ops. Lean operations: a flexible system of operations that uses considerably less resources than a traditional system. Just in time: a highly coordinated processing system in which goods move through the system and services are performed just as they are needed. 5 principles of lean system function: identify customer values, focus on processes that create value, eliminate water to create flow , product only according to customer demand, strive for perfection. Lean operations began as lean manufacturing also known as jit in the mid. Lean operations or jit was developed by taiichi ohno and shiego ohno of. The focus was on eliminating all waste form every aspect of the process. Waste is viewed as anything that interferes with or does not add value to the process of producing cars. The degree to which lean"s ultimate goal of eliminating waste is achieved depends how well its supporting goals are achieved.