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Making sense of just-in-time production: A resource-based perspective

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  • Cowton, CJ
  • Vail, RL

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Just-in-time (JIT) production has been one of the most prominent elements of 'Japanese management' to have been brought to the West. It has been widely explained and discussed, yet there still persists confusion over its definition and a surprising diversity in the practices which go under its name. In this paper we develop a 'map' of the principal elements of JIT and of the links between them, basing our analysis on the central notion of eliminating the waste of manufacturing resources. The purpose of the map is not only to present a clear and coherent conceptual understanding of the nature of JIT but also, as a Weberian 'ideal type', to offer to both practitioners and academics a means of making sense of what they observe in practice.

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  • Cowton, CJ & Vail, RL, 1994. "Making sense of just-in-time production: A resource-based perspective," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 22(5), pages 427-441, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jomega:v:22:y:1994:i:5:p:427-441
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    1. Lokman Mia, 2000. "Just-in-time manufacturing, management accounting systems and profitability," Accounting and Business Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(2), pages 137-151.
    2. Mia, Lokman & Winata, Lanita, 2008. "Manufacturing strategy, broad scope MAS information and information and communication technology," The British Accounting Review, Elsevier, vol. 40(2), pages 182-192.
    3. Khanchanapong, Teerasak & Prajogo, Daniel & Sohal, Amrik S. & Cooper, Brian K. & Yeung, Andy C.L. & Cheng, T.C.E., 2014. "The unique and complementary effects of manufacturing technologies and lean practices on manufacturing operational performance," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 153(C), pages 191-203.

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