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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


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  • JIT and Lean Thinking
  • Their Main functions
  • Any local example
  • Reasons with suitable Examples
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Logistics Management ASSIGNMENT -3 Place of Submission: Students Grade Centre Weight: 05 Marks Learning Outcome: 1. Analyze and identify challenges and issues pertaining to logistical processes. 2. Apply essential elements of core logistic and supply chain management principles. 3. The capacity to write coherent project about actual logistic case studies. Critical Thinking The purpose of this assignment is to identify and apply Logistics and Supply Chain Management concepts/tools to suggest logistics performance priorities. To this purpose, you should review about these companies through secondary available information. Think about how you can apply the concepts/tools that you learned in this course. 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. Question: 1. Why Companies adopted JIT model? 2. Assess the reasons for using lean thinking. What are the benefits from Suppliers to end users? Using examples and Reasons why Company more focus on lean thinking and make their production Optimal? The Answer should be 3- 4 pages in length including the cover and appendices, with 1" margins on all sides, double-spacing, and 12 point font. The cover of the answer should include title, course code and name, your full name, and your University id number. 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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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 ...

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