Accurate and timely feedback reporting. Simplified reporting systems. Establishment of an effective supplier network. Vendor deliveries JUST IN TIME and in quantities required for immediate production. Vendor value engineering program which will reduce procurement costs.
Inventory turns, inventory levels, and excess inventory.
Customer delivery and service levels. Master schedule execution. Since each company is different with regard to plant, equipment, and manufacturing process, items which are unique to a company's operation s should be added to this list. The use of an experienced facilitator can be of great value in helping companies plan the effective implementation of JUST IN TIME and achieve the cost benefits at the earliest possible date. Henry H. Jordan is a management consultant specializing in inventory management, production planning and control, purchasing and physical distribution.