logistics managment, mgt322
Critical Thinking
The purpose of this assignment is to identify and apply Logistics and Supply Chain Management concepts/tools to suggest logistics performance priorities. To this purpose, you should review about these companies through secondary available information. Think about how you can apply the concepts/tools that you learned in this course.
Just in time (JIT) is an inventory management method whereby materials, goods, and labor are scheduled to arrive or be replenished exactly when needed in the production process? Using this concept of JIT and Lean Thinking you should answer the following questions by taking any Saudi Manufacturing company.
The Answer should be 3- 4 pages in length including the cover and appendices, with 1″ margins on all sides, double-spacing, and 12 point font. The cover of the answer should include title, course code and name, your full name, and your University id number.
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Why companies adopted JIT model.
To begin with, just in time is whereby a company makes the decision to purchase the good to be delivered just at the time when they are required. This help the organization to meet its customer’s needs.
Discussed below are the reasons why Emerson manufacturing company adopted just in time model.
- Just in time reduces the storage costs.
When the company adopts the model of just in time it helps reduce the costs of storing the materials in their stores. Fewer people will be deployed in the store’s department to manage the materials.
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