Tqm - Jit

TQM is a description of the culture, attitude and organization of a company that aims to provide, and continue to provide, its customers with products and services that satisfy their needs. The culture requires quality in all aspects of the company's operations, with things being done right first time, and defects and waste uproot from operations. TQM have achieved either significant or even tangible improvements in quality, productivity, competitiveness or profit return. TQM can be applied to any type of organization; it originated in the manufacturing sector and has since been adapted for use in almost every type of organization, including schools, highway maintenance, hotel management, restaurants and churches. TQM is based on quality management from the customer's point of view. TQM processes are divided into four sequential categories: plan, do, check, and act (the PDCA cycle). In the planning phase, people define the problem to be addressed, collect relevant data, and find out the problem's root cause; in the doing phase, people develop and implement a solution, and decide upon a measurement to gauge its effectiveness; in the checking phase, people confirm the results through before-and-after data comparison; in the acting phase, people document their results, inform others about the process changes, and make recommendations for the problem to be addressed in the next PDCA cycle.

Just -In-Time (JIT)

JIT, or just in time, it is a inventory management strategy that is aimed at monitoring the inventory process in such a way that to minimize the costs associated with inventory control and maintenance. To a great extent, a just-in-time inventory process relies on the efficient monitoring of the usage of materials in the production of goods and ordering replacement goods that arrive shortly before they are needed. This simple strategy helps to prevent incurring the costs associated with carrying large inventories of raw materials at any given point in time. Another purpose of a just in time inventory focuses not on raw materials but on finished goods. This idea is to develop a solid understanding of what is needed to produce goods and schedule them for shipment to customers within the shortest time frame possible. With raw materials, shipping finished goods shortly after producing them leads to minimizing storage costs and any taxes that may be applicable. This dual purpose of a just in time inventory strategy can significantly cut the operational expenses of a business in regards to the amount of inventory that must be stored at any one time and the amount of taxes that must be paid on larger inventories. A just in time inventory management process involves understanding how much of a given item is needed to maintain production while more of the same item is ordered. This involves two key factors. First, it is necessary to know how long it will take for the item to be shipped from the supplier and arrive at the manufacturing facility. Second, the anticipated life or usage of the item must be determined. By having these two pieces of information, it is possible to set up procedures that allow the item to be reordered just in time to arrive

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