QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES UNDER JIT IN INDIAN CONTEXT
Keywords:
Just-in-Time (JIT), Quality Management, Work culture, Implementation strategies.Abstract
The product excellence is very vital for long-term endurance of a company. Therefore, the question of how much quality is adequate seems pertinent. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the general counter of this question in western countries was to admit a small but tolerable amount of meager quality in outgoing manufactured goods. The Japanese during same time chose a unusual course of action called “Just-in-Time (JIT) Based Quality Management”. Under this approach, product perfection is goal and reduced quality of any kind is not suitable. This paper presents the concepts, implementation strategies and benefits of Just-in-Time (JIT) Based Quality Management.
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