QSO415 Northeast JIT Manufacturing Strategy vs Traditional Push System Paper

QSO415 Northeast JIT Manufacturing Strategy vs Traditional Push System Paper

Complete the module reading What’s Your Excuse for Not Using JIT? and Just-in-Time Production Controlled by Kanban. Research peer-reviewed journals through the SNHU Shapiro Library that discuss the concept of just-in-time manufacturing (aka JIT or pull system).

Based on the reading and your research, list the basic concept of JIT and discuss the advantage and disadvantages of this manufacturing strategy versus the traditional push system. Items to address include:

  • JIT philosophy
  • Advantages over batch manufacturing (push system)
  • The critical items necessary to succeed using JIT manufacturing

Do you support the use of JIT manufacturing? Why or why not?