Masters Theses

Abstract

"Just-In-Time manufacturing is a philosophy that encourages waste reduction and the elimination of non-value-added activities. The processes affected include office and shop personnel. When successfully implemented, JIT accounts for improved production lead time cycles, reduced inventories, improved employee morale, reduced cost of goods, and continuous improvements of the total business process.

This thesis identifies real world problems many medium size U.S. manufacturing companies now face, and an approach to JIT implementation in discrete parts manufacturing. The approach includes developing strategies to motivate the employees and to implement the tools and techniques of JIT, Total Quality Management, ISO 9001, and MRP II. This approach includes chartering Business Unit Teams and cross-functional teams to implement JIT through a matrix of cooperation. Finally, the JIT tools can be piloted in a manufacturing cell to learn the benefits"--Abstract, p. iii

Advisor(s)

Dr. Omer Benli

Committee Member(s)

Dr. Yildirim Omurtag
Dr. Paul Munger

Department(s)

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Engineering Management

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

Spring 1996

Pagination

viii, 87 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 84-86)

Rights

© 1996 Phillip Gregory Shirey, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Thesis Number

T 7123

Print OCLC #

35365481

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