Learn more about the details of just-in-time principles and practices. In our blog on JIT we share our views and discuss others’, allowing you to make up your own mind and make more informed decisions.
VSM, MIFA and Philips’ Goods Flow Analysis
Philips' Goods Flow Analysis resembles Lean's Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and Toyota's Material & Informaton Flow Analysis (MIFA) but predates these. This post describes the GFA approach and compares it to VSM and MIFA.
Takt time: theory and practice
Takt time. Google it, and you will be amazed at the definitions you will come across. But besides the ones that mix up takt time with cycle time, and the ones that speak of takt time as a rate, most of them will give you something along the lines of the time...
A definition of JIT (Just-in-Time) through its 4 distinctive characteristics
What is a company, called THE JIT COMPANY, without its own proper post on the definition of JIT or Just-in-Time? Particularly in a time in which JIT is often seen as an undesirable way of working, and sometimes even regarded as the cause of recent supply...
Why ABC-analysis is inadequate for your supply chain
When asked to analyze demand, most probably turn to what is known as the ABC-analysis. ABC-analysis typically groups items in classes referred to as A, B, and C based upon their demand value over a certain period. But from a supply chain perspective, this can be...
How to use EPEI to track your progress towards flow
When working in machine shops, I’m always surprised to hardly see any flow-related indicators. You’ll typically see data on OEE-related indicators like reject rates, uptime, performance (mostly under the heading of efficiency), and maybe something on actual versus...
How Toyota’s Just-in-Time builds financial resilience
Meanwhile, we have all been bombarded with posts and articles that are quick to expose the Just-in-Time and Lean approach to management as one of the major causes of the lack of medical supplies, so much needed in the battle against COVID-19. Well-respected...
Resilient Just-in-Time: an oxymoron?
And again, we have a crisis on our hands that raises questions about just-in-time or JIT. Currently, the measures to restrain the coronavirus have led to Chinese factories being closed. Consequently, supplies to other factories around the globe have come under...
Using Quick Changeover to speed up your service
People, not working in manufacturing, often tell me they don’t think this Lean “stuff” is applicable to their service context. Particularly not when their service involves servicing a physically present customer that is, therefore, an intrinsic part of the process....
The road towards perfect flow: flow smoothness (part 3)
This is the third and last post in a series of three about knowing whether you are on your way to perfect flow. The better your flow, the more profitable your business will be and the more returns it will deliver. But how to know where you stand in terms of flow?...
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