Oral, E L and Mstkolu, G (2000) Current state of Turkish prefabrication companies with respect to the applicability of just in time. In: Akintoye, A (ed.) Proceedings of 16th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-8 September 2000, Glasgow, UK.
Abstract
Just in Time (JIT) is a production system with main objectives of elimination of waste, and continuous improvement of quality and productivity. Literature findings show successful implementations of JIT in manufacturing, especially in repetitive and large quantity productions. Success in implementation depends on factors related with the companies' production, inventory and quality control/assurance systems, relationships with their clients and their suppliers, and top management support and employee participation. Prefabrication has been determined as being the most suitable sector for the introduction of JIT into construction industry due to its closest resemblance to manufacturing. The aim of this paper is to present current state of Turkish prefabrication companies with respect to the applicability of JIT. A questionnaire survey has been undertaken with 31 companies registered to the Turkish Association of Prefabricators. Conclusions have been drawn in the light of frequency and Thurstone analysis of the questionnaire results, and Fisher's Exact Test for hypotheses testing. It is concluded that Turkish prefabrication companies mainly face three important problems related with the applicability of JIT. These are lack of clients' collaboration, suppliers' capability of JIT delivery, and inflation.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | ISO 9000; just in time; prefabrication; production system; quality assurance |
| Index terms: | survey, quality assurance, continuous improvement, productivity, face, production system, hypotheses testing, ISO, inventory, quality control, implementation, construction industry, prefabrication, questionnaire, just-in-time, inflation, top management, employee participation, collaboration |
| Subjects: | contractual arrangements, economic analysis, project delivery, psychology, standards development, data collection methods, industry analysis, quality assurance, quantitative and statistical methods, lean logistics, building construction, inventory management, performance measurement, manufacturing engineering, management |
| Topics: | Quality Management, Human Resources, Supply Chain Management, Organizational Design, Business Strategy, Research Practice, Engineering Principles, Construction Technology, Procurement |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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