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Chapter 165
Encyclopedia of Organizational Knowledge, Administration, and Technology
JIT methodologies are intended to maximize the ability to respond to consumer preferences but simultaneously reduce levels of inventories via lean or cost-sensitive approaches. It is hoped by the eliminating any wasteful or non-value added activities, a firm can strategically level automation and its highly skilled.
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RFID Technologies and Warehouse Applications: Case Studies
Alan D. Smith (Robert Morris University, USA)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 10
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3473-1.ch165
Abstract
RFID is a technology that continues to evolve, improve, and grow. The number of ways the technology can be used to help companies stay efficient increases in a highly competitive environment. For companies that are still looking for ways to improve their supply chain and their warehouse operations, RFID technology is something worth exploring. It can save companies time and money and can be an especially great technology to adopt for companies that are growing at a rapid pace. Case studies comparing large health care systems provider in Pittsburgh, PA with a large manufacturing company, Boeing, located Everett, WA were cited to highlight best business practices of RFID applications to the warehousing function.
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Chapter 5
JIT Inventory Management Strategy
JIT methodologies are intended to maximize the ability to respond to consumer preferences but simultaneously reduce levels of inventories via lean or cost-sensitive approaches. It is hoped by the eliminating of any wasteful or non-value-added activities, a firm can strategically level automation and its highly skilled labor force to best achieve its stated mission.
Published in Chapter: JIT Inventory Management Strategy; From: Handbook of Research on Transdisciplinary Knowledge Generation
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Chapter 201
Strategic QCD Studies with Affiliated and Non-Affiliated Suppliers Utilizing New JIT
The Japanese-style production system represented by the current Toyota Production System, called JIT, is a production system which has been developed by Toyota.
Published in Chapter: Strategic QCD Studies with Affiliated and Non-Affiliated Suppliers Utilizing New JIT; From: Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations
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Chapter 13
Sustainable Inventory Management in Hotels
Stand for Just-in-Time. It is a technique to manage inventory. It originated in Japan's Toyota company. The goal of JIT is to keep the inventory at the minimum level.
Published in Chapter: Sustainable Inventory Management in Hotels; From: Handbook of Research on Sustainable Tourism and Hotel Operations in Global Hypercompetition
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Chapter 13
Aiding the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Developing World: Socio-Cultural Leadership in ICT4D – Learnings From Telecentres in a South Asian Country
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Chapter 3
Design Flowchart for Operational System Safety
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Chapter 12
From Lean Towards Frugal Product Development
Just in time. A strategy to reduce the inventory streamlining the supply chain with the production schedule.
Published in Chapter: From Lean Towards Frugal Product Development; From: Rural Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Digital Era
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Chapter 166
Green Supply Chains and Enabling RFID Technology
JIT methodologies are intended to maximize the ability to respond to consumer preferences but simultaneously reduce levels of inventories via lean or cost-sensitive approaches. It is hoped by the eliminating any wasteful or non-value-added activities, a firm can strategically level automation and its highly skilled.
Published in Chapter: Green Supply Chains and Enabling RFID Technology; From: Encyclopedia of Organizational Knowledge, Administration, and Technology
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