🛠️ JIT: TECHNIQUES (KANBAN, SMED, CELLULAR PRODUCTION)
Do you want to implement JIT? Kanban, SMED and cellular production are your key tools.
Kanban visualizes the flow, SMED reduces changeover times and cellular production optimizes the layout. These techniques work together to achieve JIT efficiency.
Key Points
- Kanban: visualize the workflow 📋
- SMED: reduces change times ⏱️
- Cellular production: optimize the layout 🏭
Practical Example: A maquiladora combined Kanban (visual cards) + SMED (changes from 45 min to 8 min) + production cells. Result: lead time from 12 to 4 days, WIP reduced by 60%, productivity +35%.
Reflection: Which of these JIT techniques do you find most useful?
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