Implementation of JIT in India SMES
Keywords:
JIT, SMESAbstract
It is perceived that Just-In-Time (JIT) is highly beneficial in manufacturing industry. However recent studies revealed that service industries are improving their operations using JIT. A descriptive analysis of the papers reviewed is provided. From the thematic analysis four main themes are identified from the literature: the scope/type of Lean being adopted by SMEs, how Lean was used in SMEs, the impact of Lean implementation on SMEs and the critical success factors for Lean implementation in SMEs. The operations and activities in many service systems are sequentially similar to activities in manufacturing system. But there is a need to assess the critical elements of just in time specific to service industries. In this paper, the critical elements of the JIT in the context of Indian service industries were identified using a mail survey approach. The questionnaire was sent to the 60 service industries and 30industries responded. On the basis of the responses, critical elements were identified. Attempts have been made to examine the degree of importance and degree of difficulties of these critical elements in Indian service industries. Amatrix has been suggested to branch off the difficult and important elements. The results revealed that JIT plays important role in service industries. It is recommended that the elements which are less difficult but more important should be implemented at the initial stage.
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