Harvard University Lean Thinking and Just in-Time Models Paper

The Toyota Production System (TPS) is an integrated socio-technical system, developed by Toyota, which comprises its management philosophy and practices. The TPS organizes manufacturing and logistics for the automobile manufacturer, including interaction with suppliers and customers. The system is a major precursor of the more generic “Lean Manufacturing”. Originally called “just-in-time production”, it builds on the approach created by the founder of Toyota.

Using this concept of Lean Thinking and JIT you should answer the following questions by taking any Saudi Manufacturing company.

Question:

• Why Companies adopted Lean Thinking and JIT model? (3 Marks)
• Discuss major types of Waste, companies must keep in mind during production. (3 Marks)
• Assess the reasons for using lean thinking. What are the benefits from Suppliers to end users? (3 Marks)
• References (1 Marks)

The Answer must follow the outline points below:

• Lean Thinking and JIT Concept
• Their Main functions
• Any local example
• Reasons with suitable Examples
• Reference