Abstract

The caselet presents an insight into one of the few but significant drawbacks of JIT. Just-in-Time has been widely adopted in the Indian automobile manufacturing industry. But, the auto manufacturers have faced problems due to the lack of a proper support system. The caselet describes how the auto manufacturers have taken precautionary steps to deal with the situation to gain maximum returns from the implementation of JIT.

Learning Objectives

The case is structured to achieve the following Learning Objectives:

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Keywords

Production Management, JIT, Auto Industry, Supply chain, General Motors, Buffer Inventory, Hyundai, Getz, Maruti Udyog, M&M, Tata Motors, Daimler Chrysler, Hero Honda Motors, TQM, TPM, Kaizen, Mass customization, Zero error production, Supplier Relationship Management, My SAP, Cellular manufacturing, Quality circles