The increasing competition in global markets forces companies to optimise their manufacturing and logistic processes. Tied supply chains, just in time production are means to reduce costs while shortening the needed “time to market”. Customers are attracted not only by the product prize, but properties like quality and safety. In case of higher prized goods the ability to offer individualised p...

This paper discusses a single-item, multi-stage, serial Just-in-Time (JIT) production system with stochastic demand and production capacities. The JIT production system is modeled as a discrete-time, M/G/1type Markov chain. A necessary and sufficient condition, or a stability condition, under which the system has a steady-state distribution is derived. A performance evaluation algorithm is then...

The term “lean manufacturing”, (Womack et al., 1990), refers to the generalization of the Toyota Production system (TPS), also called Just-in-Time (JIT). One feature of such system is the reduction of costs through elimination of waste (Sugimori et al., 1977). Waste or muda (in Japanese) is anything that does not add value to a product. Elimination of muda is done by means of continuous improve...

A dynamic systems approach is proposed to investigate challenges of implementing production leve and associated costs. A model of a lean cell is developed using system dynamics. The model capt various lean tools influencing production levelling. Comparative cost analysis between various leve implementation policies for stochastic demand with multiple products is conducted. Results showed determ...

Purpose: This article examines the significance of innovation to organisations following strategies of entrepreneurial orientation. In particular, the study looks at the significance innovation adds to the implementation of contemporary management control systems (MCSs) and to improved performance in these organisations. Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative analysis was conducted based o...

Improvements in technology and logistics practices have radically altered distribution chains. More efficient and less expensive transport, communication, and information systems have fuelled the extension of supply chains and the globalization of the world economy. At the micro-level, companies have become increasingly customer-orderdriven. Production systems such as JIT, Lean Production, or T...

With an aim to resolve the problem of the increasing costs of supply chain in Manufacture Company, an integrated supply chain management model, driven by market demand, is brought forward in this paper, based on the analysis of existing integrated models of supply chain. The management model integrates purchase, production and sale plans with logistics plans used JIT. In order to build an integ...

Just-in-time (JIT) has been a popular operation strategy partly because of its success in the japanese automobile industry. Various benefits such as inventory reduction, improved operations efficiency, and faster response, have been studied widely in previous studies. Therefore, successful implementation of JIT is vital to many companies. This research makes use of a case study to explore five ...