Title: The relationship between JIT and situational constraints: an empirical study

Authors: M.A. Wafa, M.M. Yasin

Addresses: Management and Marketing Department, School of Business, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Blvd., Evansville, Indiana 47712, USA. ' Department of Management and Marketing, College of Business, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA

Abstract: This study examines the impact of situational performance constraining factors on workforce performance in a Just-In-Time (JIT) environment of US manufacturers. A review of related literature to situational performance constraining factors is presented. The linkage between the effect of situational constraints on worker performance in manufacturing and the impact on JIT implementation success is explored. A field study of 15 firms was conducted followed by an empirical study of 130 US manufacturing firms. The findings of the study are discussed in the context of identification and elimination of situational performance constraints in JIT manufacturing.

Keywords: JIT implementation; just-in-time; production management; operations management; situational performance constraints; strategy; workforce performance; employee performance; USA; United States; manufacturing industry.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.1995.061943

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 1995 Vol.16 No.4/5, pp.375 - 383

Published online: 28 May 2014 *

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