An Application of Just-in-time as a Strategy for Competitive Advantage: The Case of a Non-alcoholic Company in South Africa

S. C. Mukwakungu; E. M. Bakama; M. M. Bolipombo; C. Mbohwa

doi:10.1109/IEEM.2018.8607757

An Application of Just-in-time as a Strategy for Competitive Advantage: The Case of a Non-alcoholic Company in South Africa

Quality and Operations Management

University of Johannesburg

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

This paper's main objective is to enlighten the readers on the benefits of a good application the Just-In-Time (JIT) approach in a local South African soft drink manufacturing plant with the aim of improving the company's performance. The study followed a mixed approach, combining both the qualitative and quantitative design approach. In order to collect data, interviews with the employees that constituted the sample were conducted before they later responded to a questionnaire to collect qualitative data. Results demonstrates that the company does not use JIT as a manufacturing strategy. This explained the difficulty experienced with many aspects of the production such as: demand management and forecasting, supply chain relationship and inventory control. A recommendation made in this study was to actively apply JIT in the manufacturing process as this practice would help the company improve its performance as far as the inventory control, the relationship with suppliers and the demand management and forecasting are concerned.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2018
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	690-694
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538667866
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM.2018.8607757
Publication status	Published - 2 Jul 2018
Event	2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2018 - Bangkok, Thailand Duration: 16 Dec 2018 → 19 Dec 2018

Publication series

Name	IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Volume	2019-December
ISSN (Print)	2157-3611
ISSN (Electronic)	2157-362X

Conference

Conference	2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2018
Country/Territory	Thailand
City	Bangkok
Period	16/12/18 → 19/12/18

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Inventory Control
Just in Time
Supply Chain Management

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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Mukwakungu, S. C., Bakama, E. M., Bolipombo, M. M., & Mbohwa, C. (2018). An Application of Just-in-time as a Strategy for Competitive Advantage: The Case of a Non-alcoholic Company in South Africa. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2018 (pp. 690-694). Article 8607757 (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management; Vol. 2019-December). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM.2018.8607757

Mukwakungu, S. C. ; Bakama, E. M. ; Bolipombo, M. M. et al. / An Application of Just-in-time as a Strategy for Competitive Advantage : The Case of a Non-alcoholic Company in South Africa. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2018. IEEE Computer Society, 2018. pp. 690-694 (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management).

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Mukwakungu, SC , Bakama, EM, Bolipombo, MM & Mbohwa, C 2018, An Application of Just-in-time as a Strategy for Competitive Advantage: The Case of a Non-alcoholic Company in South Africa. in 2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2018., 8607757, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, vol. 2019-December, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 690-694, 2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2018, Bangkok, Thailand, 16/12/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM.2018.8607757

An Application of Just-in-time as a Strategy for Competitive Advantage: The Case of a Non-alcoholic Company in South Africa. / Mukwakungu, S. C.; Bakama, E. M.; Bolipombo, M. M. et al.
2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2018. IEEE Computer Society, 2018. p. 690-694 8607757 (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management; Vol. 2019-December).

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An Application of Just-in-time as a Strategy for Competitive Advantage: The Case of a Non-alcoholic Company in South Africa

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