...Binghai Zhou; Tao Peng Purpose This paper aims to investigate the just-in-time (JIT) in-house logistics problem for automotive assembly lines. A point-to-point (P2P) JIT distribution model has been formulated to specify the destination station and parts quantity of each delivery for minimizing...

...Brett A. Peters © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Flexible manufacturing systems Production Just-in-time Grand challenges for small batch production Brett A. Peters Brett A. Peters is Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M...

... shop is a covered way where trucks drive in to deliver components. They are directed to the northern or southern receiving area depending on where their load is needed in the assembly process. Seventy per cent by volume of components are delivered in sequence and just‐in‐time, more than half coming...

... components industry Just‐in‐time Production of Ford’s new small car, the KA, which is being assembled in Valencia, Spain, has reached full capacity in the record time of just eight weeks from launch date. This compares with the 15 weeks that was required for the Fiesta which was previously built...