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Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1: Introduction Open Access Laboratory Is ...

Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1: Introduction
Open Access laboratory is increasingly becoming a critical element in the education services as argued by Lars Mathiassen and Sandeep Purao (2002). The increase in the costs associated with the infrastructure management and the sourcing of the skilled laboratory staff members has increased the need for providing an interactive and effective tool that can serve the purpose of laboratory exercises at universities. This is not only because of the increasing costs but primarily the option to utilise the advent of information technology and web services that have provided the online class rooms and discussion forums to support the learning process of students at their convenience as argued by Lars Mathiassen and Sandeep Purao (2002). Alongside, the increase in the need for just in time delivery and the demand for skills in the JIT area from many organizations has increased the presence of JIT concept as one of the critical key elements in training both at university level as well as by private organizations that pioneer in the professional education. In this report a critical analysis on the application of JIT Open Access Laboratory is presented to the reader.
The concept of the open access laboratory for the practical exercises in JIT is aimed to develop the understanding and knowledge on the JIT concept among the students. Alongside, the availability of the open access laboratory will also increase the flexibility of student's practical sessions thus increasing the learning of the student. The aforementioned is researched and presented as part of the open access laboratory programme for JIT that is designed by this research.
1.2: Aim and Objectives
The aim of this project is to develop a Just In Time open access laboratory practical and associated teaching material and assessment.
The objectives to achieve the aforementioned aim are as follows
To critically analyse the Just in Time (JIT) concept in the manufacturing sector and the theories surrounding Kanban A JIT application.
To research into the Just in Time teaching methods available in the academic and professional education industry with emphasis on practical teaching methods.
To present the design for an Open access laboratory programme for Just in Time using Kanban for the assembly of a pressure valve plug used in high-pressure industrial boilers.
Test the laboratory programme with the participation of a few users
Capture the feedback from the users to identify necessary changes to the existing set-up of the programme.
Chapter 2: Literature Review Just in Time and Kanban Theories
Production management in manufacturing organizations of the twenty-first century is predominantly dependant upon the efficient supply chain management by in order to reduce costs associated with the storage and transit of raw materials from supplier to production plant and then to the customer as argued by Malcolm J. Saunders (1997).


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