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Exam 15: Just-In-Time Manufacturing and Lean Production

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Discuss process flexibility and its importance to the JIT environment.

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MRP plans the material flow based on the bill of material, lead times, and available inventory.

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The JIT system:

Suppliers benefit from partnering with their customers with:

Production problems can include:

Uniform plant loading means that the work done at each workstation should take about the same time.

MRP is often called a push system meaning that the material needs are calculated ahead of time.

The benefits to the buyer of partnering with suppliers include:

The developers of the JIT concepts utilized a simple card system called ________.

The following MPS summary scheduled is leveled for capacity. Using the following table, level the schedule for material as well. $\begin{array} { l l l l l l } \text { Week } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\\text { Model A } & & & 800 & 1600 & 1600 \\\text { Model B } & 600 & 1600 & 800 & & \\\text { Model C } & 1000 & & & & \\\text { Total } & 1600 & 1600 & 1600 & 1600 & 1600\end{array}$