JIT is a method of shifting your inventory into your supplier's lap. If they can do it, great. If they can't, you have to pay for somebody who will. Strangely, a JIT shipment has longer lead times than any other - talk about inflexibility! RL [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 6:29 PM Subject: Re: [TN] Just In Time deliveries > Sorry folks, I think I had a false send there... double click madness... > > JIT is great, it gets you out of the inventory business. We do quite a bit > Just In Time deliveries. It requires a sound relationship and good contract. > We supply boads per week or month or in some cases there are folks who will > inventory your shelves and replenish accordingly. What's nice in the bare > board business is there is no overage gone to waste and parts can be built > during non busy times maximizing factory capacity. It is a win/win. > Wonderful. > In a more global perspective the book REENGINEERING the CORPORATION gives a > good example of Fords "workforce 2000" and their JIT. > > > Boston Brad > 781 858 9783 > ... a PCB guy with Coretec, PCB supplier > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- > Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives > Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional > information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------