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This report evaluates a current operational process and provides some recommendations particular on JIT based on Fight Motorcycle Manufacturing.
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1. INTRODUCTION Throughout the 21 century, manufacturing industry will be asked to respond to an increasingly demanding set of threats and opportunities. The pressures will place demands on management to review their manufacturing strategies, and to optimise their use of tools and resources. Every company will have to strive for excellence in every area of their operations in order to be more competitive. Operations Management is 'the processes by which a range of inputs are converted into the products and services required by the customers of the organisation.' (Naylor, 1996) 'Just-In-Time' (JIT) is one of the operations management methods which 'aims to meet demand instantaneously, with perfect quality and no waste'. (Bicheno, 1997) This report evaluates a current operational process and provides some recommendations particular on JIT based on Fight Motorcycle Manufacturing. 2. BACKGROUND In a telephone communication, the Section Leader of Marketing Department at Flight Motorcycle Manufacturing said that:' Flight Motorcycle Manufacturing...
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