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Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice

Lean Operations and Just-In-Time (JIT) Systems

SMP809 · Supply Chain and Operations Management — Week 9 of 16

CourseSMP809
Week9 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Lean Operations and Just-In-Time (JIT) Systems

  1. Pull replenishment and Kanban architecture
  2. Toyota Production System operational principles
  3. Supply chain fragility and disruption risks in lean environments
  4. Hybrid Leagile operational models
  5. Lect 58-JIT and Lean Operations
  6. Just-in-Time (JIT) in Healthcare: The Truth About Supply Chain “Shortages”
  7. Week 02: Lecture 08: Push Vs Pull

What you will be able to do

  • 4.3 Evaluate the just in time systems of managing inventory.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate the just in time systems of managing inventory.

Study materials

Videos

  • Just-in-Time (JIT) in Healthcare: The Truth About Supply Chain “Shortages” · YouTube · Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More · 62 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Operations Management (Fanshawe), ch. 16: Just-In-Time and Lean Systems · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 687–714 · for registered students
  • MIT OCW 16.660J Introduction to Lean Six Sigma Methods (IAP 2012), Lean supply chain basics · PDF · MIT OpenCourseWare, slides · for registered students
  • MIT OCW 16.660J Introduction to Lean Six Sigma Methods (IAP 2012), Lean thinking part I · PDF · MIT OpenCourseWare, slides · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Strategic Operations and Supply Chain Alignment
  • Week 2: Integrated Supply Chain Strategy and Key Success Factors
  • Week 3: Strategic Supplier Relationship Management
  • Week 4: Digital Transformation in Supplier Relationship Systems
  • Week 5: Strategic Logistics and Global Network Design
  • Week 6: Strategic Procurement and Sourcing Procedures
  • Week 7: Quantitative Inventory Optimization and Valuation
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Lean Operations and Just-In-Time (JIT) Systems
  • Week 10: Supply Chain Strategy Formulation and Improvement Planning
  • Week 11: Supply Chain Strategy Evaluation and Performance Justificat…
  • Week 12: Applying Supply Chain and Operations Management in practice…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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