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Productivity Management- The Japanese Philosophy
- 1. The Japanese
Productivity
Philosophy and Practices
A summary and re-presentation for:
A Study Mission Report
JAPANESE PRODUCTIVITY
By: John M. Burnham, CPIM, Tennessee Technological University
Published by: APICS, 1983
Re-presentation by: Yasmeen Bsaiso
Operations and Supply Chain Management Senior Student
Supervised by: Dr. Mohammad Mady
The College of Business Administration.
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- 2. Outline
1. Philosophy
2. The Japanese worker
3. Inventory Management
4. Vendor Relations
- KANBAN
5. Technology
6. Challenges
7. Conclusion
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- 3. 1. Philosophy
1. Simplicity
2. Holistic view
3. Excellent plan execution
4. Respect and teamwork
5. Continuous improvement
6. Balance: productivity and quality
(higher quality = less waste = lower costs = higher productivity)
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- 4. The Japanese
Productivity
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- 5. 2. The Japanese Worker
• Attitude
• Employees
• Managers
• The interaction
• Money
• Motivation
• Training and Job Rotation
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- 6. 3. Inventory Management
• Very low inventory
• Scheduling
• Uploading
• Delivery
• Unloading
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- 7. 4. Vendor Relations
• Close relations
• Information sharing
• Vendor close to the user
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- 8. Production and Inventory Control
KANBAN
• What is it?
It’s a signalling system to trigger action
• The essential elements of KANBAN:
1. Stockpoint(s)
2. A Withdrawal Signal
3. Immediate Feedback
4. Frequent Replenishment
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- 9. Production and Inventory Control
KANBAN
• When to use KANBAN?
• Benefits
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- 10. Production and Inventory Control
KANBAN
• Challenges
• e- KANBAN
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- 11. 5. Technology
• Tools
• Computer technology
• Preventive maintenance
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- 12. 6. Challenges
• Truck transportation
• Workforce
• The protectionist Japanese policy
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- 13. Remark
“The Japanese people appear to be very clean. Litter is
particularly non-existent”
Burnham
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- 14. A new
mission
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