The just-in-time system and its applicability in South Africa

This thesis discusses the philosophy and techniques of the Japanese Just-in-Time manufacturing system and its applicability in South Africa. The Japanese system consists of two types of procedures and techniques. They pertain to: 1) productivity; (2) quality. The aspect of the system dealing most directly with productivity is known as the just-in-time system. Just-in-Time addresses the material cost component of productivity. The diverse indirect effects are even more pronounced. Just-in-Time partially covers Japanese quality improvements but there are a host of other Japanese quality improvement concepts and procedures. Total quality control describes the set of Japanese quality improvement procedures which in turn encompasses some of the Just-in-Time techniques and improves productivity through the avoidance of waste. The two entities of the Japanese manufacturing system overlap.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Year dc:date.issued

1986

Author dc:creator

• Hands, Kenneth Harry Morkel

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Jervis, W

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21923

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/21923