The role of infrastructure practices in the effectiveness of JIT practices: implications for plant competitiveness

S Ahmad, RG Schroeder, KK Sinha - Journal of Engineering and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Previous research on JIT provides very little insight as to why the same JIT practices are
able to foster competitiveness in one plant but fail to do the same in another plant. The …

[图书][B] A theory of integrated manufacturing practices: Relating total quality management, just-in-time and total productive maintenance

KO Cua - 2000 - search.proquest.com
Manufacturing programs such as Total Quality Management (TQM), Just-in-Time (JIT), and
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) have often been referred to as components of “World …

[图书][B] The relationship between JIT managerial practice and JIT infrastructure: implications for plant performance

S Ahmad - 1998 - search.proquest.com
Abstract Firms are adopting Just-In-Time (JIT) managerial practices in their plants to be
competitive in the marketplace. While many JIT implementations have been successful …

[图书][B] Toward a theory of manufacturing strategy

MA Junttila - 2000 - search.proquest.com
In this dissertation we examine two related issues in the development of manufacturing
capabilities. First, in order to determine why manufacturing plants are organized the way …