Abstract
JIT has emerged as a popular managerial practice in organizations to meet the challenges of a competitive market place. Many JIT initiatives have been effective but some have failed. We argue that these failures may be due to a lack of managers' concern regarding JIT infrastructure. For the present study, infrastructure is comprised of eight elements (quality management, employee involvement, training etc.) which create an environment for JIT managerial practice to be effective. Using data from 110 plants in the U.S., Japan, and Italy, the present study investigates the moderating effects of the infrastructure on the relationship between JIT managerial practice and plant performance.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings - Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute |
| Editors | Anon |
| Publisher | Decis Sci Inst |
| Pages | 1238-1240 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Volume | 3 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1996 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1996 27th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute. Part 2 (of 3) - Orlando, FL, USA Duration: Nov 24 1996 → Nov 26 1996 |
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| Other | Proceedings of the 1996 27th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute. Part 2 (of 3) |
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| City | Orlando, FL, USA |
| Period | 11/24/96 → 11/26/96 |
