Evolution of Japan Manufacturing Foundation: Dual Global Engineering Model Surpassing JIT

Implementing Jit in Uncertain Manufacturing Environments

Given the increased competitive pressures on manufacturing, many companies are interested in implementing Just-In-Time (JIT) manufacturing philosophies. At the shop floor level, one application of JIT is the introduction of kanbans in order to control in-process inventory. Traditionally, it has been argued that kanban systems work well when the shop floor environment is fairly stable. In this p...

Parallel Global Optimization of Foundation Schemes in Civil Engineering

DOCUMENT-BASED KM IN ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING Document-based Knowledge Management in Global Engineering and Manufacturing Projects

The core competence of a global engineering and manufacturing enterprise increasingly depends on the quality of its intellectual resources and how these resources are used. This paper presents an approach to document-based knowledge management in a typical global engineering and manufacturing application, the ANZAC Ship Project. 1. Document-based Knowledge Management 1.1 Documents in the Projec...

The relationship between JIT production and Manufacturing strategy and their impact on JIT performance

This study constructs multi-item scales to measure key components of JIT production and manufacturing strategy and examines the relationship between them, and the impact of manufacturing strategy on JIT performance for machinery, electrical & electronics and automobile industries in Japan, USA, and Italy. JIT production scales include JIT schedule, JIT layout, JIT delivery by suppliers, JIT lin...

Simulation Model Driven Engineering for Manufacturing Cell

In our research, the simulation model driven engineering for manufacturing cell (SMDE-MC) is proposed. The purposes of SMDE-MC are to support the manufacturing engineering processes based on the simulation model and to extend the range of control applications and simulation applications using the PC based control. SMDE-MC provides the simulation model which controls and monitors the manufacturi...