JIT is a discipline, a method of improving processes. Inventory hides problems with processes. When you lower your inventory you expose problems. Think of it this way. Your business is a ship floating on a sea of inventory. When you lower the level you expose rocks. You need to identify the rocks, avoid them, remove them then lower the level some more. If you simply lower the level (Simply “Move to Just in time deliveries”) you will crash on the rocks. JIT is most frequently discussed in the context of quality management. Kanban is another term for “pull systems”. Do a Google search on Kanban. Last week someone was looking for Lean Manufacturing Information. There are some links in the TechNet Archives. They are related disciplines. Try this link: http://www.apics.org/ as well. Guy Ramsey Senior Technician / Instructor E-Mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ph: (610) 362-1200 x107 Fax: (610) 362-1290 > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of > [log in to unmask] > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 1:43 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] Just In Time deliveries > > > Schindler Elevator Corp is moving to a just-in-time delivery system for > PWB's. Can anyone provide me with some > advice and/or publications on the do and dont's of a just-in-time service? > > Thankyou > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------