Just-in-time Needs Flexibility

			
			              Just-in-time > Forum > Just-in-time Needs Flexibility
			            
			              Just-in-time Needs Flexibility
Eric Schmitz, Consultant, Belgium, SIG Leader
Of course, Just-in-time needs a flexible manufacturing system.

But actually, this flexibility has several aspects. For a proper functioning JIT-system, flexibility is required towards:

* Changes in product demand: the process and the efficiency of the process has to be under control to deal with variable demand.

* Changes in product mix: same as for product demand changes

* Changes in product design: manufacturing equipment, machinery and tools have to be as universal as possible to be able to adapt to small or major changes in the product design. 

I am looking forward to your experiences or reactions on flexibility in JIT-Manufacturing.
			            
			                  			Basic Conditions for a Flexible Just-in-time

															odhiambo tom, Manager, Kenya, Member
Just-in-time can only be flexible when following requirements are put in place:

- Proper lead time management;

- Kanban systems

- Buffer stocks

- Limited variation in production output and customer demand.

A flexible just-in-time will be out-of-reach if these requirements are not fulfilled.
			                  		
											Read all responses and join this discussion yourself. 
Support your career and personal development with 12manage, the management platform.

														     Log in
													
	                              Special Interest Group Leader
	                            
	                              Eric Schmitz
Consultant
	                            
	                            Just-in-time
	                          
	                                Summary
	                                ForumHow to Reduce the Vendor Risks with Just-in-Time ?
Can Just-in-Time Work Without Kanban?
Experiences with Including Purchased Parts in Kanban
Importance of Inventory Velocity
Classification of Lean Tools
Just-in-time Needs Flexibility
Kanban and Procurement Planning
Lean and JIT Manufacturing
Sustainable Business Approach after Years of JIT
The Impact of JIT on the Organization of Production Planning
JIT in Variable Marketplaces
List of Barriers to Just-in-Time | Barriers to JIT
Customer Support in Just in Time is Needed
Information Velocity
Poka Yoke - Explanation
Disadvantages of JIT
JIT is Playground for Big Companies
Intent of Just in Time

												              Best Practices
												            
		                          	Definition of Just-in-time
Assumptions of Just-in-time (JIT)
Combining JIT and Outsourcing
Single Minute Exchange of Dies
The Principles of Lean
Lean Manufacturing Tools for Beginners
Just-in-time: Problematic or Possible?
Just-in-time
Knowledge Center
Next Topic