Getting from “just‐in‐case” to “just‐in‐time”: Insights from a simple model
用一个简单分析模型研究生产线上的中断与学习改进之间的权衡，解释工厂管理者对实施准时制系统时生产率下降的担忧，并识别成功实施的关键因素。
Abstract Many factory managers are hesitant about implementing a just‐in‐time system due to concern about the dip in productivity that occurs. Here, a simple analytic model is used to study the trade‐off between disruption and learning/improvement on a production line. While simple, the model is shown to capture many of the effects of just‐in‐time mentioned in the literature. Using insights from the model, an attempt is made to identify those factors to which successful implementation of just‐in‐time is most sensitive.