Kanban

INTRODUCTION: The more inventory a company has… the less likely they will have what they need. -Taichi Ohno What is Inventory? Inventory is considered to be the raw materials, work-in-process goods or completely finished goods that are a portion of a business 's assets that are ready for use or will be ready for sale to customers. Possessing huge amount of inventory for longer period of time is not considered to be usually good for a business because of inventory storage, obsolescence

Service quality can be defined as the reflection of service delivery by finding the gap between the perceived service and expected service. There are 8 dimensions for quality , they are performance, features, reliability, conformance, durability, service ability, aesthetics, perceived quality and value. Total quality management depend mainly on quality control tools and previously developed quality techniques. It’s a process of continuous quality improvement

In the article, “Chrysler Averts a Parts Crisis,” by Jeffrey Ball, in the Wall Street Journal, readers get a small glimpse of how major businesses utilize just-in-time systems and how they may be impacted during a national crisis such as September 11th. Just-in-time is getting the right quantity of goods to the right place exactly at the right time. The goal is to get products at a certain place not too early and not too late, instead, just-in-time.(1) Just-in-time systems is an inventory strategy

one, The Japanese call this system Kanban. (Kanban) allows arrival at work centre to match (or nearly matches) the processing time. Kanban is a Japanese word for cards. In their effort to reduce inventory, the Japanese use say term that “pull” inventory through work centres. They often used a card to signal the need for another container of material hence the name Kanban. The card is the authorization for the next container of material to be produces. A Kanban need not be as formal as signal light

orders in time. It minimizes the idle time in a manufacturing unit to increase the consumer's satisfaction. During the manufacturing process, the Kanban processes the customer’s orders first before proceeding to the production (Khojasteh and Sato 4364). Four principles guide the operation of this innovation. Firstly, in any production unit, the Kanban must at all times accompany the products flowing through the system. Secondly, the defective parts identified during the primary stages do not proceed

Maurice Tio CIB00002t8 Introduction In an organisation there is always a need for continual improvement especially in the quality of service being rendered to the costumers. Living up to the expectations of the costumers and exceeding that expectations will make your brand a sought after brand (Gage, 2013). In Adventist Medical Center (AMC), service quality is one of the most important trait. A trait that is generated from the top management and radiates to the lower level management. Service

Three ways in which inventory-related costs can affect an organization’s profit and loss statement from one year to the next are inventory errors, inventory carrying costs, and inadequate inventory levels leading to customer service costs. According to Weygandt (2005), inventory is vital in determining the results of operations for a particular period. Determining inventory quantities include taking physical inventories and determining the ownership of goods. Some ways that inventory errors occur

Introduction Just-in-time is a concept developed by Toyota and introduced during the 1950s and 1960s that has the characteristics of a pull system, meaning required inventory is only produced or used when demand is “pulling” to do so. After the inventory is used up, only what is needed to replace what has been used is manufactured. Because goods are only produced to keep up with demand, there is minimal inventory which can cause a reduction in overhead and an increase in responsiveness. JIT systems

ASSESSMENT 2 INDIVIDUAL REPORT Submitted by: Gerard Bayucan Submitted to: Joahnna Esguerra DHSM 303 1. Service Quality This is an assessment which indicates how well a company did or the organization to achieve what the customer’s needs and expectation. This indicates if the service that a company or organization is good enough to impress their customer or must be improve for the better. Dimensions of Quality a) Performance - this refers to the characteristics of a product made

Production Kanban Icon : This icon triggers production of a predefined number of parts. It signals a supplying process to provide parts to a downstream process. Withdrawal Kanban Icon : This icon represents a card or device that instructs a material handler to transfer parts from a supermarket to the receiving process. The material handler (or operator) goes to the supermarket and withdraws the necessary items. 14 Value Stream Mapping Information Symbols (Cont.) Signal Kanban Icon : used