Cell Systems and JIT, Blackboard Flashcards
Cellular manufacturing systems are also known as…
“Group Technology” systems.
Products were grouped into families of like characteristics to…
Ease manufacture.
Cells are very different from…
Line processes.
Lines are…
“Production push” systems.
Ideal cells are…
“Demand pull” systems.
Work progressing in cells is not automated and often uses a…
JIT (just-in-time) communication system to trigger the advance of work.
Cells are typically created to…
Produce a limited family of products and are created generally from batch flow processes.
Cell systems typically have…
U-shaped layouts.
JIT is a philosophy of..
No waste.
Creating inventory is against JIT thinking unless…
It is really necessary.
What is a kanban?
Some kind of device (Toyota uses a card) that indicates to each work station that work is needed downstream.
Creating a cell starts with a system that…
Produces a limited number of products through a batch flow process.
The ultimate “nirvana” is reached when…
The batch size reaches one.
Cells are not designed to…
Operate at capacity in the normal sense.
Because work flows through cell systems so rapidly…
It is often difficult to reconcile the numbers from an accounting perspective.
Cell systems are often treated as…
“Black boxes” from an accounting viewpoint.
What process is used to determine the usage of components?
Backflushing, which uses the knowledge about the finished item to determine the number of each part used.
The idea of dividing work into families served by work cells is very useful in…
Insurance, banking and a number of service industries.
Balance between cells is another matter that may create…
Challenge.
JIT cells require…
A stable demand for success.
Cells provide…
A rapid response to customer demands because of the low inventory in their systems.
Examples of industries where holding finished goods is highly risky?
Fashion goods and electronics.
