Overview
Instructions
The summary should be approximately 250 words. Please include proper citations in your discussion post. Points will be deducted if proper citations are not used.
DQ 1
Compare and contrast JIT, MRP, and synchronized manufacturing, stating their main features, such as where each is or might be used, amounts of raw materials and work-in-process inventories, production lead times and cycle times, and methods for control.
DQ 2
In your own experience, identify an instance when the Theory of Constraints (TOC) was successfully used to improve a process, or when you saw the potential for TOC to improve the process. Provide examples of the bottleneck(s) in the process.