047_Just In Time Strategy（零库存战略）

Elementary ‐ Advanced ‐ Just In Time Strategy (E0047) 

A: I called this meeting today in order to discuss our manufacturing plan. As I'm sure you're all aware, with the credit crunch, and the global financial crisis, we're obligated to look for more cost efficient ways of producing our goods. We don't want to have to be looking atredundancies. So, we've outlined a brief plan to implement the just-in-time philosophy.

B: We have two basic points that we want to focus on. First of all, we want to reduce our lead time.

C: Why would want to do that? I think this is not an area that really needs to be worked on.

B: Well, we want to reduce production and delivery lead times for better overall efficiency.

A: Right, production lead times can be reduced by moving work stations closer together,reducing queue length, like for example, reducing the number of jobs waiting to be processed at a given machine, and improving the coordination and cooperation between successive processes. Delivery lead times can be reduced through close cooperation with suppliers, possibly by inducing suppliers to locate closer to the factory or working with a faster shipping company.

C: I see, That makes sense.

B: The second point is that we want to require supplier quality assurance and implement a zero defects quality program. We currently have far too many errors that lead to defectiveitems and therefore, they must be eliminated. A quality control at the source program must be implemented to give workers the personal responsibility for the quality of the work they do, and the authority to stop production when something goes wrong.

C: I'm with you on this one. It's essential that we reduce these errors; we've got to force our suppliers to reduce their mistakes.

A: Exactly. Well, let's look at how we're going to put this plan into action. First... (fade out)

高级‐ 零库存战略 (E0047) 

A: 我今天召开这个会议主要是为了讨论一下我们的生产计划。我相信大家都意识到了，由于信贷紧缩和全球经济危机，我们不得不寻求一个更加高效的方式来生产我们的产品。我们都不想面对产品冗余吧。所以，我们大致起草了一个简洁的计划来实施零库存战略。

B: 我们要关注基本的两点。第一，我们想减低产品交付时间。

C: 为什么想这样做？我认为这不是一个非得要解决的部分。

B: 为了提高整体效率，我们想减少生产和运输时间。

A: 对，生产时间可以通过将工作台移的更近、减少队列长度来缩短，例如，减少在给定机器上等待处理的作业的数量，以及改进后续流程之间的协调与合作。运输时间可以通过与供应商的密切合作来减少，比如或许我们可以劝说供应商将工厂设在离我们更近的地方，或者与速度更快的航运公司合作。

C: 了解了，很有道理。

B: 第二点是我们想要要求供应商的质量保证，实施零缺陷质量计划。我们目前有太多的错误导致产出了有缺陷的产品，所以，这些错误必须被根除。质量管理必须从源头开始实施，使工人对他们所做工作的质量负有个人责任，并有权在出现问题时停止生产。

C: 这点我和你意见一致。减少这些错误是至关重要的；我们必须迫使我们的供应商减少他们的错误。

A: 没错。好，我们来看看如何把计划投入实践。首先…（声音淡出）

【表达总结】

召开会议：Call a meeting

信贷紧缩：credit crunch

不得不做某事，有义务做某事：be obligated to

冗余： redundancy

梗概，概述：outline

执行，实施：implement

零库存理念：just-in-time philosophy

产品交付时间：lead time

工位：work station

给定的：given

有道理，说得通：that makes sense

有缺陷的：defective

消除，根除：eliminate

这点我同意你：I'm with you on this one

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