Unit R014‐ Topic Area 4 Developments in Engineering Manufacture

What does JIT stand for?

• Just in Time

• Just in Transport

• Just in Inventory

• Just in Delay

What is the main goal of JIT?

• To eliminate waste

• To increase inventory

• To delay production

• To over-order materials

What role do computers play in JIT?

• Sending orders to suppliers

• Monitoring stock

• Automatically re-ordering stock

• All of the above

What is the purpose of Material Requirements Planning (MRP)?

• To order, monitor, and reorder materials

• To eliminate waiting time

• To reduce defects

• To increase inventory

What is the waste associated with overproduction?

• Excessive inventory

• Defective products

• Waiting time

• Transportation

What is the waste associated with motion?

• Transporting goods unnecessarily

• Excessive inventory

• Overprocessing

• Defective products

What is the waste associated with waiting?

• Waiting for people, equipment, materials, and information

• Overproduction

• Overprocessing

• Defective products

What is the waste associated with overprocessing?

• Doing more than the customer wants or needs

• Transporting goods unnecessarily

• Excessive inventory

• Defective products

What is the waste associated with defects?

• Defective products

• Overproduction

• Overprocessing

• Waiting time

What is the purpose of globalisation in manufacturing?

• To set up a global supply chain

• To reduce production costs

• To increase inventory

• To eliminate waste