Just-in-Time Production Systems (JITPS) in Developing Countries: The Nigerian Experience

Abstract

Despite the immense advantages of the JITPS, its adoption in the third world manufacturing is quitelimited. Manufacturing sectors in this part of the world are still run on the basis of old production systems thatincluded so many activities that add little value to the final production process. Production processes are thereforeslow, wasteful and characterized by avoidable complexities. This paper examines the extent of JITPS in a typical thirdworld country-Nigeria, with a view to identifying the extent of adoption as well as the hindrances on the part ofadopting the technique. Structured questionnaires were administered to companies to indicate whether or not theywere adopting the technique. We also elicit information on the nature of JITPS adopted by companies as well as thebenefits accrue from adopting the method. The findings include that fairly larger companies adopt JIT method morewhile the relatively smaller ones are still not aware of the existence of the technique. The paper also identifiesstructural hindrances to the adoption of JITPS, solutions were also suggested to overcome some of these problems.

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