Just‐in‐Time Manufacturing and Materials – Handling Trends
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
ISSN: 0960-0035
Article publication date: 1 July 1993
Abstract
Discusses the misconceptions about just‐in‐time (JIT) manufacturing which have developed since its inception in the mid‐1960s and with respect to its application to at least four different manufacturing strategies: scale‐based, focused factories, variety‐driven and, now, time‐based. Outlines the core elements of the JIT concept and several of the primary misconceptions. Introduces a production‐distribution model to illustrate JIT practices in the context of industrial dynamics. If the essential paradigm of JIT and industrial dynamics is missed, this will lead many firms to erroneous application and conclusions about JIT′s effectiveness. JIT manufacturing in the EC has that potential. Provides a forecast of the probable effects and conditions within the Common Market.
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Citation
Giust, L. (1993), "Just‐in‐Time Manufacturing and Materials – Handling Trends", International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Vol. 23 No. 7, pp. 32-38. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000000433
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1993, MCB UP Limited