Abstract:
The Just-In-Time (JIT) Delivery is a cost cutting method for logistic
management at the factory or company. It is a supply chain management
approach that originated in Japan and has been widely adopted in various
industries around the world. JIT was initially created and applied by Toyota in
the 1950s as a component of the Toyota Production System (TPS), which
intended to reduce waste, decrease inventory, and boost manufacturing
process efficiency. The reason this research is to be tested to see that why JIT
does not implemented in food industry. According to Kaur (2023), The
Chairman of Malayan Flour's statement emphasizes the potential risks and
difficulties faced by industries that heavily rely on raw materials and effective
supply chains. Geopolitical tensions, natural disasters, fluctuating exchange
rates, and regulatory changes are just a few examples of the uncertainties that
could cause supply chain bottlenecks and disrupt commodity prices. The
objectives are to determine the barriers to adopt JIT delivery principles in GFM
inventory management and to identify the connection between JIT delivery and
the cost-cutting measures in GFM inventory management. The research was
examined at Gemini Flour Mills Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. The
methods used are basically an open-ended and close-ended questionnaire
being distributed to employees and mean analysis been used for objective 1
and Spearman Correlation used to interpret the data for objective 2. The result
shows at the end that the JIT adoption barriers are agreed by the sample size
and they mentioned that JIT does not suitable for food industry due to many
reasons such as natural disaster, fluctuating commodity price and etc.
although they agreed that JIT is a good cost cutting measures system to be
implemented.
