Total system JIT outcomes: inventory, organization and financial effects
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
ISSN: 0960-0035
Article publication date: 1 December 1999
Abstract
Despite anecdotal evidence of the performance implications of just‐in‐time (JIT) implementation, little empirical research has been conducted. Examines total system JIT’s empirical relationships with a variety of performance outcomes. Total system JIT encompasses JIT purchasing, JIT production, and JIT selling. In a mail survey of 200 logistics executives, total system JIT was found to be: inversely related to weeks of inventory (inclusive of inbound, in‐process, and outbound); inversely related to the number of layers in various functional areas (e.g. marketing); and positively related to three different indicators of financial performance (ROI, profits, and ROS). Results, managerial implications, and further research are discussed.
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Citation
Claycomb, C., Germain, R. and Dröge, C. (1999), "Total system JIT outcomes: inventory, organization and financial effects", International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Vol. 29 No. 10, pp. 612-630. https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039910299940
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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