VCE Stuff => VCE Business Studies => VCE Subjects + Help => VCE Business Management => Topic started by: Rosie53 on April 10, 2012, 01:07:51 am
Title: JIT - JUST IN TIME
Post by: Rosie53 on April 10, 2012, 01:07:51 am
im struggling with afew business questions
Why might a western type organisation struggle to implement JIT
Why is a zero defects policy vital to the success of JIT
Title: Re: JIT - JUST IN TIME
Post by: observer7 on April 18, 2012, 12:19:08 am
Firstly, neither questions will come up in an exam. Especially the first one. The first question is really absurd and I honestly don't know where to start with it. The second question is again not a great question, where have you got these from? But for the 2nd one you might say that a zero defects policy is critical to the success of a JIT approach because there generally isn't a backup of resources incase a supply is faulty. For every defect in a JIT approach, it is costing the organisation more so than it would in an 'orthodox' or more common approach. For example if Qantas' engineering department uses a JIT approach to replace parts of an aeroplane, if the part received is faulty or is attached wrongly and therefore hampering the quality of the supply, it means that a new one must be ordered and employees may have nothing to do. It sets operations back further and costs such as employees are wasted and flights may be delayed. Although a zero defects policy is desirable in many types of organisations, the consequences are much more severe in a JIT approach. If a non-JIT approach had a defect, for example on a toy production line, they could throw the toy away and still have an adequate shipment or flow of goods.
Hope I have answered the question to some degree of satisfaction. But as I said, both questions are pretty silly and I would't expect them to appear on any exam.
Title: Re: JIT - JUST IN TIME
Post by: Lucid on April 21, 2012, 06:37:52 pm
Our class hasn't mentioned this once. Like observer said, If they're not even MENTIONED, I doubt they're on the state exam...
Title: Re: JIT - JUST IN TIME
Post by: observer7 on April 22, 2012, 08:28:43 am
You definitely need to know JIT approach, but not in the context the op has put it in.
Title: Re: JIT - JUST IN TIME
Post by: Lucid on April 22, 2012, 01:12:21 pm