A case study of Just-In-Time system in the Chinese automotive industry

Bo Hou; Hing Kai Chan; Xiaojun Wang

A case study of Just-In-Time system in the Chinese automotive industry

Bo Hou, Hing Kai Chan, Xiaojun Wang

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Abstract

Just-In-Time (JIT) has been a very popular operations strategy partly because of its success in the Japanese industry. Various benefits, for example, inventory reduction, improved in operations efficiency, and faster response, have been studied widely in previous research. Therefore, successful implementation of JIT is vital to many companies. The main objective of this research is to make use of a case study to present various issues surrounding implementation of JIT for an automotive company. This case study also provides evidences for supporting the benefits of employing JIT. Semistructured interviews were organized and thus relevant data can be collected. The conclusion of this research indicates that JIT system is successful, and operating JIT system can lead to many advantages to the case company.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering 2011, WCE 2011
Pages	904-908
Number of pages	5
Publication status	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	World Congress on Engineering 2011, WCE 2011 - London, United Kingdom Duration: 6 Jul 2011 → 8 Jul 2011

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering 2011, WCE 2011
Volume	1

Conference

Conference	World Congress on Engineering 2011, WCE 2011
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	6/07/11 → 8/07/11

Keywords

Automotive
Cases study
Just-In-Time
Manufacturing systems

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Computer Science
General Engineering
Applied Mathematics

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A case study of Just-In-Time system in the Chinese automotive industry

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