1. Discuss how just-in-time manufacturing might affect a Job Shop (Consider both positive and negative impacts on both internal and external operations).
There are both positive and negative impacts to Just in time (JIT) manufacturing. A positive impact is that it can improve the performance in production, it can eliminate waste and decrease the time required for work in progress. It takes items for which there is an immediate demand and produces products to fulfill that need, with an emphasis on quality. Quality is extremely important because in the long run it decreases or eliminates costs, which increases profits. Of course this is only applicable if the shop produces high quality products the first time everytime. JIT enables the shop to produce products efficiently and quickly from raw materials. As with everything there are negatives as well, in this case the skill level of the workers must be considered. Unskilled or untrained workers may not be able to produce quality products. This can effect the business due to a shortage of items, this could lead to price increases due to the competitive nature of providing needed products. This can lead to disagreements between vendors who have a history with each other as they compete for products or raw materials. This can have a negative effect on business relationships.
2. You operate a dairy farm, raising cows for the production of raw milk products. Briefly identify the levels of vertical integration that you would anticipate being possible for such an operation (include both backward and forward integration in your response).
A look at the dairy farm business shows that there is a highly competitive environment. Challenges are distribution, and the level of expertise necessary to understand the business of dairy farming. Also a consideration is the storage of materials and inventory, large areas are