2.4 Advantages of MRPI • Business results and manufacturing performance are improved. • More accurate and timely information can be obtained to improve manufacturing control. • Inventory and obsolescence are minimized. • The production process is driven by orders and more responsive to market demand. • Production costs are reduced due to increased efficiencies. 2.5 Disadvantages of MRPI • Materials purchasing costs are not optimized due to smaller and frequent orders. • Transportation costs and unit costs are increased due to smaller and frequent orders. • When materials are delivered late, production will be late. • It is difficult to change computer systems after the installation. • The limitation of plant capacity and distribution capacity …show more content…
JIT is good for a repetitive production environment but not others. Not all vendors comply with JIT operations, e.g. high quality material & flexible delivery. Workers may have problems with JIT’s flexible, broadly stated jobs. JIT is not good for global trade due to long lead time. 5.7 JIT and distribution Just-in-time delivery needs good collaboration with vendors of distribution services and of products. The distributor needs a continuity of demand and the chance to define routes, loads and schedules well ahead. By working toward longer-terms, higher-volume procurements with vendors, prices can be cut due to larger transport volume over a long period of time. Just-in-time delivery will cut down the operating costs if the business is substantial for the distribution partner. Just in time delivery needs more frequent deliveries from vendors however it does not voluntarily imply higher transportation costs. i) Simple examples to reduce transportation cost are: when the freight is calculated by weight only. when a wide range of goods is put into each shipment and it offsets the smaller volume of bulk orders. when the freight is calculated at a flat contract
Ordering processes, such as order batching, can also contribute to thebullwhip effect. Organizations may accumulate larger orders before processing them in an effort to reduce costs and create transportation economics. They may also wait to place larger orders to benefit from lower prices offered during a promotion. Demand forecasting manipulation is another cause. By padding the forecast to compensate for possible errors, the organization loses sight of true customer demand.
The retailers had to estimate their customers’ demands well in advance of the selling season and place bulk orders for each season’s inventory. This involved high risk for the retailers as over-estimation would lead to unsold stock; whereas under-estimation led to stock outs and loss of potential sales.
Since Donna Dubinsky and Roy Weaver did not address Mr. Jobs questions regarding the 1985 Distribution Business Plan, he assigned Debi Coleman to develop a new Distribution Strategy Proposal based on the “just-in-time” concept. Ms. Dubinsky was not proactive in presenting her issues and concerns regarding the “just-in-time” concept. It is assumed that she considered the idea not feasible and that it would not gain momentum; however, the exact opposite occurred.
(i.e. products that they get to order only once because of long supplier lead times). First they determine a forecast for an item and then they have a process for converting that forecast into an order quantity.
The customers, wholesalers and retailers may order in large quantities with the expectation that they will receive a greater allocation of products that are in short supply. The impact on the supply chain is significant as the forecasted demand is greatly, and unrealistically, increased with these inflated orders. Eventually orders disappear and cancellations pour in, making it impossible for the manufacturer to determine the real demand for its products
The authors also write about the inability to no longer be able to customize products and services to customer needs due to shipping container space limitations and month long order times limiting flexibility and responsiveness of supply chains (p. 1). They went on to say that due to these inflexible supply chains customers would no longer be able to receive goods, services, and products tailored to their needs although I did not find conclusive enough evidence in the writing to agree with its inclusion. I believe this portion of the article was an attempt to persuade the reader by using examples of possible frustrations customers would experience. Although these issues may be true, I did not see the research necessary to support the claims.
30. Just-in-time delivery systems typically shift more responsibility for PD activities to the customer rather
Businesses benefit from having a good relationship with their suppliers of raw materials and components. In manufacturing, companies are adopting “Just-in-time” manufacturing. This means that businesses only produce when they have an order, and they only get materials delivered when they are needed. Businesses require reliable and efficient suppliers to be able to order their stock last-minute.
In today’s world, many customers are familiar with same day services, and because of this many customers demand same day delivery. Many times customers become frustrated because they pay delivery charges, but their orders do not leave the warehouse until several days later. Being that, as Discount Delivery we have decided to start our own local delivery business in the Dallas-Forth Worth area.
The corporation is seeking data to determine the optimal course of action for distribution, referred to hereafter as the supply chain. This analyst has researched several supply-chain strategies. These strategies will be presented in this report. The analyst will also provide a concerted
As higher demands continued to be placed on GMM’s production and distribution operations, its transportation network lacked collaboration. In effect, each operation was making individual logistics decisions, creating costly redundancies and inefficiencies throughout the supply chain. However, On-time delivery is critical in their business, and they consistently meet their customers' requirements. With cost, service and punctuality always at the forefront, consolidates shipments, manages carriers, and optimizes air, sea and ground routes. (Penske, 2010)
2- The internal resistance to the JITD system, comes from the production, sales and marketing divisions and the top management. The production division is concerned about the lack of a sophisticated forecasting system in order to properly use the data received from the distributors in an efficient way. The sales representatives are concerned about their compensation, they will lose their incentives, because the sale will be predictable or flat and their
Compare the other retailers, logistics is an essential problem in e-commerce and e-business. Over country shipping and one-day shipping are more and more popular in the past years, like Amazon one day shipping, Amazon fresh keeps food in a good condition and deliver in a specific time. Retail leaders Amazon started same-day deliveries and drone shipping careers in 2015, but it hasn't expanded to all industry. The customer's satisfaction degree is closely connected with delivery ability, which makes the logistic problem more important.
Push method of material flow forecast the inventory needs in the production unit according to the customer demands. Companies predict what the customers will be needed in the nearby future and the quality of that stock. Thus the company will produce enough to meet that forecasted demand and with carry the related inputs. Disadvantage of this system is that the forecasting can be proved wrong due to certain factors that will result in overstocking in the warehouses and storage. Consequently it will result in the holding or carrying cost of inventories. Unlike this system, JIT uses pull method of material flow which provide goods and services only when the certain demand or need arise. It begins with the customers’ order and the production department will make only to fulfill customer’s order. In this way, JIT characterizes to reduce inventory level and their related holding costs.
„h It results in quicker delivery time due to the faster distribution cycle of products being shipped directly from the wholesalers.