Just‐in‐time manufacturing in Ghana
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paper
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KwaVid
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Eme
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Just‐in‐time (JIT) production has received a great deal of attention worldwide in the last couple of decades. Most research has examined the effects of the JIT philosophy and practice in developed countries (such as the USA, Canada, and Australia). Barring a couple of studies, not much attention has been paid to the study of the implementation of JIT in less developed countries. Based on a survey of 48 manufacturing firms in Ghana, this paper examines the implementation of JIT production systems in a developing country. The results suggest that Ghanaian manufacturing firms which have invested in JIT production systems are different from firms that have not invested in JIT production in terms of their efforts in employees’ training, setup time reduction, cellular manufacturing, continuous quality improvement, and supplier partnership. At the same time, JIT firms are not significantly different from non‐JIT firms with regard to the use of measurement systems.
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