Literature review of JIT-KANBAN systemAbstractIn this paper, JIT （Just—In—Time） -KANBANliterature survey was carried out and presented.Theintroductory section deals with the philosophy of JIT,andthe concept involved in the push and pull system. Theblocking mechanisms in the kanban system are alsodiscussed elaborately。 Besides these sections, the importanceof measure of performance （MOP） and the applicationof the same with respect to JIT—KANBAN arepresented。 The recent trends in the JIT-KANBAN arediscussed under the heading “Special cases”. In this review,100 state-of—art research papers have been surveyed。 Thedirections for the future works are also presented。1 IntroductionJust -In—Time （JIT) manufacturing system was developedby Taiichi Ohno which is called Japanese “Toyotaproduction system”JIT manufacturing system has theprimary goal of continuously reducing and ultimatelyeliminating all forms of wastes （Brown et al。 ［5］，Ohno［54], Sugimori et al。 ［82］). Based on this principle，Japanese companies are operating with very low level ofinventory and realizing exceptionally high level of qualityand productivity （Richard J。 Tersine [62］， James H. Greene [30］）. JIT emphasizes “zero concept” which meansachievement of the goals of zero defects, zero queues，zero inventories, zero breakdown and so on。 It ensures thesupply of right parts in right quantity in the right place andat the right time。 Hence， the old system of materialacquisition and， buyer and seller relationships are changedto new revolutionary concepts （Womack et al. ［91］,Womack and Jones ［92]， Markey et al。 ［45]）。 Similarly，JIT becomes an inevitable system at plant level， whichintegrates the cellular manufacturing， flexible manufactu...
