Title: Materials handling and just-in-time in contemporary manufacturing

Authors: Paraschos Maniatis

Addresses: University of Thessaly, Faculty of Technological Sciences, School of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Pedion Areos, GR-38334 Volos, Greece

Abstract: Materials handling processes are the focus of re-evaluation as western management looks for more efficient ways of production. Westerners have focused on the Japanese philosophies of production and how they can relate them to the way they manufacture products. The philosophy that will be discussed is Just-In-Time manufacturing (JIT).

Keywords: just-in-time; JIT; manufacturing; materials handling engineering; quality; management.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.1998.036253

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 1998 Vol.13 No.3/4/5/6, pp.470 - 476

Published online: 01 Nov 2010 *

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