Just In Time Inventory Management: What Challenges Have You Faced Using It?

It is said that JIT is a very effective system for managing inventory. However, adopting it also presents practical difficulties. Can anyone shed more light on their experience with it?

Thank you, Mr. Dinesh,

I am a professional in the production of project-based products. I have raised this query to get feedback from experts and learn from their experiences. JIT is a very good system for standard products, but it does not work well in project-based scenarios due to various issues that arise. I would appreciate it if you could shed more light on the practical difficulties faced when trying to implement JIT effectively in project-based settings.

Regards

Suitability of JIT for Project-Based Work

I have mentioned the suitability of JIT in the previous post. JIT is not suitable for project-based work. Many times, projects depend on the geographical location, remoteness from major cities, type of material requirement, complexity of the projects, duration of the projects, support from the customers, etc. This is in contrast with factory products that have a steady production of clearly defined standard products.

Alternative to JIT: PMP-Based Project Planning

If not JIT, PMP-based project planning will help you in executing projects in an organized manner. However, in your second post, you have also not given complete information. What kind of projects do you handle? What type of customers do you have? What is the variability of the customers? What is the geographical location of the projects? Is the material imported? Neither the technical details of the project nor even your first name!

Thanks,

Dinesh Divekar