Introduce Demand Pull Scheduling:

Because of the nature of service production and consumption, demand-pull scheduling is necessary for operating a service business. Moreover, several service firms are separating their operations into "black room" and "customer contact" facilities. This approach generates new problems in coordinating schedules among the facilities.

Develop Supplier Networks

The term supplier networks in the JIT context refers to the cooperative association of suppliers and customer working over the long term for mutual benefit. Service firms have not emphasized supplier network for materials as the service organizations as McDonald's, one of the biggest food products purchasers in the world. A small manufacturer recognized that it required cooperative relationships for temporary employees as well as for parts. This is considering a campaign to establish JIT-type relationships with a temporary employment service and a trade school to build up a reliable source of trained assemblers.