Study on the relationship between JIT practices and operational performance based on the cost leading strategy

This paper analyzes the impact of the just-in-time(JIT)practices on manufacturing enterprises operational performance (quality performance, cost performance, flexible performance, and delivery performance), as well as the moderating effect of the relationships between JIT practices and enterprise operations performance under the cost leadership strategy. Then use the 687 manufacturing enterprises data of the international manufacturing strategy survey (IMSS-V) to do hierarchical regression analysis, we study the impact of JIT practices on the enterprises operational performance. The results show that: JIT practices have a positive impact on enterprise operational performance; cost leadership strategy play a moderating role for JIT practices, quality performance and cost performance, the flexible performance and delivery performance do not play the moderate role.