JIT (Just-in-Time)

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JIT (Just-in-Time)

• Presented By
• Kelley Wall
• A presentation on JIT in IT

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History of JIT

• Japanese manufacturing management method
  developed in the 1970s.
• They looked for a way to gain the most efficient
  use of limited resources to gain
• "optimal cost/quality relationship".
• Toyota

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What Exactly is JIT?

• JIT seeks to increase an organizations ability
  to compete with others and remain competitive
  over the long run.
• Increasing efficiency within the production
  process. Efficiency is obtained through the
  increase of productivity and decrease of cost.
• Reducing wasted materials, time and effort. It
  can help to reduce the costs.

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• The 5Ss stand for
• Seiri - Proper Arrangement Seiton - Orderliness
  Seiso - Cleanliness Seiketsu - Cleanup
  Shitsuke - Discipline

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Current Applications of JIT

• "Just-in-Time" Inventory is proven in diverse
  industries.
• Automotive
• Fast food
• Retail
• Manufacturing

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Uses of Current JIT in IT

• Advances in speed and reduction in prices have
  allowed many more industries to adopt JIT
  technology.
• Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

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Current Applications Contd

• JIT in Accounting Systems
• Many software companies have developed JIT
  software to meet materials management needs

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Current Applications Contd

• For real time applications, many companies have
  started using the internet for storing, procuring
  and transmitting data.

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Summary

• JIT can be used in a wide variety of business
  applications to effectively and efficiently solve
  problems associated with waste and internal
  management problems.
• Internet Technology has only just begun to pave
  the way to transmit and receive data in real time
  situations that offer dependability and lasting
  solutions to everyday business needs.

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