Ch.13 JIT & Lean Production

Question 1

Mfg based on planned wastes elimination & improve productivity.

Answer 1

Just-in-Time
JIT

syn LEAN

Question 2

Simplified Production that
min. amt of resources
& identifies/eliminates
non-value-adding
activities in enterprise

Answer 2

Lean

syn JIT

Question 3

In APICS JIT/Lean methods, activity that is NOT Value-Adding to G/S for Cx is

Answer 3

Waste

Defect
Overproduction
Waiting
Non-Utilized EE
Transportation
Inventory
Motion
Extra-Processing

Question 4

An Extension of Lean to SC beyond prod which min. level of resources for all SC activities

Answer 4

Lean Supply Chain Mngt

Question 5

An Approach using containers/ cards/ visual cues to ctrl goods prod and mvmt thru SC

Answer 5

Kanban System

Question 6

Calculate # of Kanban
or Production Cards

Answer 6

. DT(1+x)
y = ————-
. C

y # of Kanbans
D DD of DnS
T Time to fill & move to DnS
C Container Size
x Safety Factor