16 ◾ New JIT, New Management Technology Principle
On the other hand, the right half of the gure shows the manufacturing cost
that results from the method of manufacturing the vehicle at the production site,
and this can vary widely depending on how each manufacturer handles their man-
ufacturing process control and process improvement.
e following are some poor cases of process control.
1. Due to an inconvenient process design and production process, the workers
cannot carry out their operations according to the standard operation sheet,
resulting in a number of irregularities in the operation. is in turn causes
the assembly line to stop often, lowering the line operating rate.
2. Due to a defective standard operation sheet, the worker’ ...