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Index

[SYMBOL] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [Y] [Z]

Japan [See also Toyota ; Toyota Product Development System ; Toyota Production System.]
     auto industry
     textile industry
Java, five S's
Jefferson, Thomas
Jensen, Bent
Jidoka (autonomation)
JIFFIE
job grades
Job Instruction (JI) module
Job Methods (JM) module
Job Relations (JR) module
Johnson, Jim
joined at the hip
joint ventures
Jones, Daniel
journey
     accommodations
     adopting new technologies
     automating routine tasks 2nd
     centering on people
     corporate life expectancy
     Critical Chain
     developing a hypothesis
     ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
     future blindness
     goal setting
     measurement
     push versus pull systems
     right to think
     road map
     schedules
     Six Sigma
     the use of technology
     Theory of Constraints
     thinking
     tools versus results
     training
JR (Job Relations) module
Jula, John
junior people 2nd
JUnit
Juran, J. M.
Just-in-Time [See also inventory.]
     autonomation (Jidoka)
     definition
     Green Book
     Just-in-Time flow
     maximizing local efficiencies
     mistake-proof systems
     nonstock production
     rocks-and-stream metaphor
     stop-the-line culture
     zero inspection
Just-in-Time commitment [See also commitment.]
     and scientific method
     and waste
     dangers of incremental development
     Do It Right the First Time
     example
     examples
         medical device interface
         pluggable interfaces
         red-eye reduction
     introduction
     irreversible decisions
     key decisions
     legacy systems
     refactoring
     set-based design
     YAGNI (You Aren't Going to Need It)
Just-in-Time manufacturing