Empirical study on the relationship of flexible manufacturing system, cellular layout and pull production process with return on assets and inventory turnover.

• Main Authors: Lim, Pengxiong., Ong, Diana Sue Yee., Teoh, Sze Lin.
• Other Authors: Bhatnagar, Rohit
• Format: Final Year Project
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Operations management::Inventory control
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/10253
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The use of Just-In-Time (JIT) inventory systems is widespread amongst manufacturing firms in the world. Nevertheless, there has not been a universal definition of JIT. Moreover, there is little research evidence suggesting a positive relationship between the elements of JIT and the financial perform...