Publisher's Synopsis
This second international conference on JIT organized by IFS (Conferences) will enable the reader to learn from successful implementers of JIT through the presentation of case studies from a variety of industries. In addition to the case studies the conference has technical sessions focusing on various JIT techniques, including the relationship between JIT and MRP, Kanban and quality techniques. Keynote speakers are Richard Schonberger, Manfred Tuerks (A.T. Kearney), Professor Hajime Yamashima (Kyoto University) and Professor Hans-Jrg Bullinger (IAO Stuttgart).