Just-in-Time Manufacturing and Material Handling Trends

doi:10.1108/EUM0000000002895

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Online from: 1988

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Just-in-Time Manufacturing and Material Handling Trends

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Title:	Just-in-Time Manufacturing and Material Handling Trends
Author(s):	Louis Giust
Citation:	Louis Giust, (1993) "Just-in-Time Manufacturing and Material Handling Trends", Logistics Information Management, Vol. 6 Iss: 1, pp.16 - 23
Keywords:	European Union, Just-in-time, Manufacturing, Materials handling, Operations, Production planning, Trends
DOI:	10.1108/EUM0000000002895 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Abstract:	Describes the evolution, concept and strategies of just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing, focusing on the application of material handling within a JIT environment. Argues that a dynamic and ever-changing environment requires an understanding of JIT principles: all companies are not just a separate collection of internal functions; they are a system in which the flows of information, material, manpower and money determine the basic tendencies towards growth, fluctuation and even decline. Explores the inter-relationships between an organization's operations and the interactions of the production-distribution system through the re-creation and testing of a production-distribution model diagram. Lastly, assesses the possible effects of JIT strategies on manufacturing and distribution companies in the Single European Market of 1993.

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