The impact of risks management in the success of JIT implementation: Structural equations modeling for relational analysis in the Moroccan industry

Abstract

For more than 30 years, supply chain management adopts just-in-time (JIT) strategy. The adoption of JIT has reduced wastes and total costs; however it leads to complexity and risks. Thus, top management has to recognize and address critical risks in JIT implementation. This is the main objective of this study, which aims at investigate the activities related to risk management in JIT implementation and their relation with critical success factors (CSFs) or the key activities executed during JIT implementation and the benefits obtained. The research model was evaluated using the structural equations modeling (SEM) with the LISEREL approach. The results forthcoming from the study shows that risk treatment is one of the most important factors for the successful JIT implementation, and that other factors, such as good relationship with suppliers, management commitment, and management of human resources, depend upon it.

Keywords:

• factor analysis
• just-in-time
• LISREL approach
• structural equation modeling

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Notes on contributors

Fatima Ezzahra Sebtaoui

Fatima Ezzahra Sebtaoui is currently a professor in industrial engineering department in EMSI RABAT, Morocco. And member associated in the Laboratory of Mechanical, Production, and Industrial Engineering, Department of Mechanics in ENSEM Casablanca, Hassan II University in Casablanca. He received his Industrial Engineering Diploma from the ENSAM Casablanca, Morocco. His research interests mainly include JIT implementation, operations management and production management.

Ahmed Adri

Ahmed Adri is a Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department of ESTC High School of Technology, University Hassan II of Casablanca, Morocco. He obtained his Eng and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the EMI and ENSEM Schools of Engineering in Morocco. He is a member of the LMPGI Research Laboratory. His fields of research are quality, project and supply chain managements and nonlinear vibration.

Said Rifai

Said Rifai is a Professor and the Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at ESTC High School, University Hassan II of Casablanca, Morocco. He obtained his PhD in Industrial Acoustics from the Poitier University, France, in 1988. He is a member of the LMPGI Research Laboratory. He is also certified in management and improvement of the quality from the ETS High School of Technology and College Bois de Boulogne Montreal, Canada. He is involved in training engineering and continuing education. His research interests are primarily in the fields of quality, safety and environmental managements and logistics.

Kenza Sahaf

Kenza Sahaf is a doctor in Industrial Engineering at LMPGI Research Laboratory and ENSEM School of Engineering, University Hassan II of Casablanca (Morocco). She obtained a double degree in logistics engineering from ESITH High School of Textile and Clothing Industry (Morocco) and from ENSAIT High School of Arts and Textile Industries of Roubaix (France).