Operation Management | Techniques and Concepts

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Theories and Techniques.................................................................................................................2
Sustainability...................................................................................................................................3
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
This study aims to discuss the techniques and concept of JIS, TPS and Lean and also
explains the integration of these three concepts. The trending concept of triple bottom line is
discussed in this study, which is used for enhancing the operation management of Nissan Motor
Company Ltd. This report explains the way in which Nissan integrates with the ISO 14000
standard in the manufacturing plant.
Theories and Techniques
Just in Time Method
Just-in-time operation management is the cost-cutting technique which results in stock-
outs. This referred to the produce of products in order to meet consumer demand precisely, in
time, price and quantity, whether the client is the actual buyer of the product or any other process
farther down the line of production (Garrahan & Stewart, 2017). Nissan benefited from this
technique of service, the approach meant that there will be no unnecessary product left in the
factory. If properly adapted JIT manufacturing has the potential to significantly improve.
Toyota Production System
TPS turns its focus mainly on employee empowerment of Nissan, which requires team
leaders to maximize efficiency by continually improving procedures and reducing excessive
waste in all services (Aoki & Mouer, 2015). Its main emphasis is on providing highest quality,
lowest cost, and shortest lead time by waste management. One downside of this program is the
high cost of applying the process and the complexity level.

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One of the drawbacks of TPS can be the excessive inventory, which is completely waste.
The inventory cost and the storing cost as well as maintaining cost will be very badly effective if
these are not eliminated.
Lean
Lean development emphasizes on the customer of Nissan. The preferences of the consumer
are defined and used for optimizing the manufacturing cycle (Chiarini, Baccarani & Mascherpa,
2018). The key lean manufacturing strategies include:
 The use of JIT to reduce inventory
 Training of employee
 Reduction of space
 Educating vendors and forming relationships with them
 Eliminating the unnecessary services of Nissan
There can be a major disadvantage of lean that is labor failure or equipment failure that
can lead to the huge inconsistencies in the lean and can the operation fall behind.
The three approaches work closely to maximize improvement of all products and
services. TPS production was an important predecessor to Lean manufacturing. Lean such as
TPS and JIT is based on continuous development.
Sustainability
Triple Bottom Line

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The triple bottom line is comprised of the Social, Environmental and Economic
dimension and the phrase Profit, People and Planet.
The company Nissan follows the triple bottom line way of doing business and they are
concerned about the effect their actions have on all the individuals who are involved. The well-
being of every worker in Nissan is taken into account.
Nissan is taking care to reduce or minimize their carbon footprint. They aim for
sustainability for being competitive for long time (Burki, Ersoy & Dahlstrom, 2018). Being in
the triple bottom line, Nissan looks at the whole life cycle of their decisions and seek for
determining the real environmental impact of what they are doing.
ISO 14000 Standards
ISO 14000 standards are the standards, which provides the guidelines for the
organization, which wants to manage the responsibilities for the organizational environment. The
company Nissan is ISO 14000 certified and the suppliers of the company is also certified with
ISO 14000 for supplying the products, which are not harmful to the customer and the
environment. The company Nissan integrates the standards in multiple ways. Nissan integrates
with the standard by complying with the regulation, laws, industry standards, local government
as well as the manufacturing plants (Lee, 2019). ISO 14000 standards are the series of the
standards of environmental management standard, which is established by International
Organization for the company standardization. The company establishes the global Environment
Management Committee for maintaining the standards for acquiring the sustainability.
Corporate responsibility

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Multiple businesses now exercise corporate social responsibility to benefit customers.
CSR also known as corporate citizenship is a philosophy of organization in which environmental
and social issues are incorporated into the activities of a business (Bais, & Huijser, 2017). In
addition to generating sustainable income for the apparent benefit of production, Nissan is trying
to contribute to the society’s sustainable development.
Most effective principle of the company is Zero Emission because at Nissan, they are
investing in a range of cool technology like clean diesels, reliable internal combustion engines,
centerpiece and hybrids of the strategies of the product, which are zero emission vehicles
like fuel cell vehicles and electric cars.
Conclusion
In conclusion this can be sad that Nissan has done an excellent job with all the
functionalities of their day-to-day market practices, whether the principles and philosophies and
innovations. Many of the ideas and strategies listed in this review are tools that every
organization may use. There will be drawbacks for each so they need to be careful to incorporate
so many systems at once. With these systems and protocols at their fingertips, they are well
positioned to embark on a trip into the future.

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References
Aoki, K., & Mouer, R. (2015). Just‐in‐Time Production. The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of
Consumption and Consumer Studies, 1-2.
Bais, K., & Huijser, M. (2017). The profit of peace: Corporate responsibility in conflict regions.
Routledge.
Burki, U., Ersoy, P., & Dahlstrom, R. (2018). Achieving triple bottom line performance in
manufacturer-customer supply chains: Evidence from an emerging economy. Journal of
Cleaner Production, 197, 1307-1316.
Chiarini, A., Baccarani, C., & Mascherpa, V. (2018). Lean production, Toyota Production
System and Kaizen philosophy. The TQM Journal.
Garrahan, P., & Stewart, P. (2017). Nothing new about Nissan?. In Restructuring the Global
Automobile Industry (pp. 143-155). Routledge.
Lee, J. Z. (2019). Corporate Governance and Company Performance of Nissan Motor
Corporation.