Monday, July 4, 2016

What is a list of local companies that are using just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing in Malaysia?

From a brief review of the research on just-in-time manufacturing in Malaysia, two things become apparent: (1) There is no comprehensive source listing all the Malaysian companies that use or do not use just-in-time manufacturing; all the research seems to use anonymized microdata or surveys conducted directly with managers at various firms. I can tell you that in surveys, about 1/4 of manufacturing firms in Malaysia consistently use some form of just-in-time manufacturing, about 1/4...

From a brief review of the research on just-in-time manufacturing in Malaysia, two things become apparent:

(1) There is no comprehensive source listing all the Malaysian companies that use or do not use just-in-time manufacturing; all the research seems to use anonymized microdata or surveys conducted directly with managers at various firms. I can tell you that in surveys, about 1/4 of manufacturing firms in Malaysia consistently use some form of just-in-time manufacturing, about 1/4 consistently do not use them, and about 1/2 use them partially or are trying to transition into using them. Unfortunately I cannot give you the names of any of these firms or much more information about them. Also, the response rate on the surveys isn't great, so it's hard to say how accurate these figures are.

(2) The few clear examples I can find of named firms with large-scale implementation of just-in-time manufacturing are all multinationals with factories in Malaysia such as Toyota (mostly I keep seeing references to Toyota actually), not companies local to Malaysia.

I understand if this isn't a satisfying response, but I thought it would be more helpful to explain that this information does not appear to be publicly available, rather than simply leave you hanging with an unanswered question.

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