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JIT – Just in Time / Lean Management

Eliminating muda (waste)

Steps are taken in order to reduce batch sizes in production with the aim of increasing productivity.

This results in lower inventory, higher rates of inventory turnover and shorter production cycles.

The result is an increase in the profitability of enterprises.

Essential elements:

  • Cycle time vs sequencing time
  • Reduction of batch size (one piece flow)
  • Pull production
  • Jidoka (autoNOmation)
  • U-shaped production cells’
  • KANBAN
  • Reduction of setup time