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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. Use Saudi Aramco as example
The Answer must follow the outline points below:
- JIT and Lean Thinking
- Their Main functions
- Any local example
- Reasons with suitable Examples
- Reference
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Logistics Management
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Reasons Companies adopt JIT model
Companies adopt the JIT model for various reasons which include the improvement of
warehousing costs. It is apparent that one of the biggest ancillary costs of a retailer is the costs
associated with the inventory holdings. Therefore, through the JIT model, only materials are
ordered when needed which saves the company the costs which could have been paid in holding
such materials. Additionally, organizations adapt to the JIT model since it lowers the rate if
inventory obsolescence. Most organization has been facing the problems of their inventories
becoming outdated due to changes in technology which leads them to experience a lot of losses.
Therefore, to minimize on such losses, the organization uses the JIT model.
Consequently, companies use the JIT model since it requires less outright investment in
inventory. This is to say that most organizations especially those still growing have no large
funds to be used in buying large inventories, therefore, since the JIT model enables the
organization to have the materials when they need it. The resources which remain ...
