Just in Time Inventories and Scheduling Procedures

Week 6 Discussions and Required Resources

Two-part assignment: All parts must be at least 200 words unless otherwise noted. Please read all attachments and follow ALL instructions.

Part 1: Just in Time (JIT) Inventories

Choose companies or industries for which JIT would be totally inappropriate? Explain your reasoning with examples in 200 words. 

Part 2:  Scheduling Procedures

Categorize different scheduling procedures for various types of service operations, such as restaurants, hospitals, and airlines. Your initial post should include explanations and examples and be 200 words.

NOTE:  Be sure to have a well-developed paragraph for all required work (posting & responses).  A well-developed paragraph contains 5-7 sentences for each paragraph created. 

1. Business is a social science.

2.  A well developed paragraph is 5-7 sentences.

3.  Use third person voice instead of first person voice.

4.  You must use a thesis statement when writing your assignments.

5.  Use a variety of transitions to help the flow of the paragraphs

6.  Check out the PIE structure of your paragraphs mentioned in the writing center.

7.  There are two types of in-text citations that you should be using:  a.  parenthetical and b.  signal phrase

Required Resources

Text

Vonderembse, M. A., & White, G. P. (2013).  Operations management  [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

· Chapter 11: Just-In-Time and Lean Systems

· Chapter 12: Scheduling

Recommended Resources

Multimedia

· Educatevirtually. (2009, June 18).  Pull system and kanban demonstrated . [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Ud7pEhpQM

· July, E. (Producer) & Rodrigo, J. M. (Director). (2003).  Business is blooming: The international floral industry   [Video file]. Retrieved from the Films On Demand database.

Watch the following segments:

· Delivering Flowers for Valentine’s Day: https://fod.infobase.com/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=34961#

· Future of Floral Design: https://fod.infobase.com/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=34961#

· LeanSystems. (2007, December, 2).  No kanban cards  [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaOUWsZl6So