Malan Project

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION 2

1.1 The importance of Just In Time (JIT) 2

1.2 The Objectives of the study 3

1.3 The Research Methodology 3

2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 5

2.1 The Definition of JIT 5

2.2 The Purposes of Just In Time 10

2.3 The Importance Elements In JIT Implementation 12

2.4 Difficulties and Issues Associated with Implementation of JIT Components. 23

2.5 Main Issues and Difficulties of Managerial Nature in JIT 30

2.6 The Benefits of JIT 34

2.7 The Limitation of JIT 36

2.8 The Relationship Model and Supporting Activities of JIT, TQM AND TPM 41

2.9 The Relationship between JIT Production and Manufacturing Strategy and their Impact on JIT Performance 43

3.0 FINDINGS 50

4.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 59

REFERENCES 61

APPENDIXES 64

INTRODUCTION

The Importance of Just In Time (JIT)

Nowadays, companies used Just In Time (JIT) systems control work flow by bringing in materials and sending out goods on demand which is ideally, just enough to provide what consumers want. JIT also is a production and inventory control system in which materials are purchased and units are produced only as needed to meet actual customer demand. In just in time manufacturing system inventories are reduced to the minimum and in some cases they are zero.

Companies typically hold inventory in three locations which are raw materials, work-in-process inventory of partially worked materials or sub-assemblies for workstations to complete, besides finished goods to be shipped out to customers. Mostly, fast food restaurants implement JIT system for instances McDonald, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Marrybrown and etc. these companies can make customer satisfied with their services because of their system. Thus, the JIT system makes the company produced good quality of product by purchasing their inventories on the day they serve to customers.

The importance of JIT brings a lot of benefits to the company that implementing this...