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Tqm Jit

Introduction to TQM and JIT What is JIT? Background of JIT *The Goal Of* JIT Focus of JIT? Elements of JIT JIT-Philosophy or Technique? *Kanban, *Jidoka* and *Andon Implementation of JIT How JIT Implementation can be successful? Problems Implementing JIT Guidelines for Successful Implementation Benefits of JIT Drawbacks of JIT Factors Debilitating JIT *When and How Kanbans* are effective? From three various Countries of the world Conclusion Bibliography Introduction to TQM and JIT Total quality management (TQM) is not a technique; it is a broad management approach or methodology, dealing with processes and attitudes. TQM places quality as the primary objective for the organization, as opposed to the traditional management objective of maximizing production and subsequently controlling costs. Although, TQM was initially developed for the manufacturing environment, it can be equally applicable to any environment, which involves inputs and outputs, such as knowledge service industry like universities. Principles of TQM may be summarized as follows: There is a goal of ‘Continuous Improvement’ against achieving some static level of quality. It is about approaching excellence in an incremental way. Quality is a continuous ongoing process. Quality is responsibility and mission of all. Hence all employees should be continuously trained and motivate to consistently achieve better and better quality. Even ‘Commitment of Top Management’ should be visible and clear to all. Instead of reactive and person dependent system, TQM is a ‘Proactive Systematic Approach’. This means ‘prevention and immediate detection of errors and problems at root source’ is preferred over of ‘correction for problems after its occurrence’. Responsibility for quality takes place at the source. This feature demands ‘Quality Design’ rather than inspection of quality after poor design. Thus, longer it takes to identify problem, more will be the cost incurred to correct it. TQM is...