英语作业(1)(2页).doc

-第 1 页英语作业(1)-第 2 页Q1:What was done at Ford Motor company to eliminate storage costs?A1:This eliminated the storage costs of keeping a supply of materials in the warehouse.Q2:What name was given to the JIT comcept at the Totota Motor Corporation?A2:Its key features were the elimination of all waste and the continuous improvement ofproductivity.Q3:What is the main objective of JIT?A3:having the right amount of the right material,in the right place,at the right time.Q4:How many sorts of waste have been eliminated in lean manufacturing?What are they?A4:in which seven types of waste have been eliminated.These are:overproduction,excesstransportation,excess inventory,waiting time,processing,motion and production defects.Q5:Whick sentence in the text summarises the JIT philosophy?A5:production is started because there is a demand,products are made and sold,the response timeto production is reduced,the financial return is immediate