Just In Time Flashcards
Organization production on a functional basis by grouping together similar or identical operations
WORK CELLS
A method of Just-in-Time production that uses standard containers or lot sizes with a single card attached to each (pull system).
KANBAN
Cross trained people in various skills and in problem-solving techniques
OPERATOR FLEXIBILITY
A schedule that sets the flow of materials coming into the factory and the flow of work through manufacturing.
VALID SCHEDULE
Demand on a workstation that comes from the next workstation.
PULL SYSTEM
A long term commitment between two or more organizations to achieve specific goals.
PARTNERING
Requires short set-up times
QUICK CHANGEOVER
Having the right parts and quantities at the right time and place. It does not mean adding cost.
ADDING VALUE
Preventative maintenance plus continuing efforts to adapt, modify, and refine equipment to increase flexibility, reduce material handling, and promote continuous flow.
TOTAL PRODUCTIVE MAINTENANCE
Procedures that verify that a supplier operates, maintains, improves, and documents effective procedures that relate to the customer’s requirements
SUPPLIER CERTIFICATION
Work done at each workstation should take about the same amount of time.
UNIFORM PLANT LOADING
A method of inventory bookkeeping where the book (computer) inventory of components is automatically reduced by the computer after completion of activity on the component’s upper-level parent item based on what should have been used and is specified on the bill of material and allocation records.
BACKFLUSHING OR POST-DEDUCT
A company’s swift reaction to changes in the volume and mix of their products.
PROCESS FLEXIBILITY
Production at a constant quantity. Use of resources at a level rate, typically measured daily or more frequently.
LINEARITY
Small general-purpose machines which can be adapted to particular jobs with appropriate tooling.
MACHINE FLEXIBILITY
