Lean Discussion Board-JIT (Lean Production Simplified)

JIT is an important concept in Lean. In your book you will read about JIT. Because of supply chain complications that continue to this day due to COVID-19 many are blaming JIT for the issue.

Below is a link to an excellent video that refutes this idea. Watch this video to help inform your discussion.

Why Are There Now So Many Shortages (It's Not Covid)Links to an external site.

Instructions

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Just-In-Time (Lean Production Simplified) Discussion Topics

1. What are the components and principles of JIT?
2. What role do Flow and Pull play in JIT?
3. The author refers to "The Magic of Pull". What does he mean?
4. How might a JIT system make a firm more competitive?
5. What relevance does the elimination of Muda (Waste) and the concepts of Value vs. Non-Value Add have in a JIT system?
6. What are the six (6) rules of Kanban?
7. Now that you understand JIT and have watched the Why Are There Now So Many Shortages (It's Not Covid)Links to an external site. video, what are your thoughts about JIT?

• Reply with an initial post and a minimum of two responses to peers
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