DURING 1987, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT A REVISION TO CURRENT MANUFACTURING METHODS WAS NEEDED, PRIMARILY TO ENSURE BUSINESS SURVIVAL AND SECONDLY, TO FORGE AHEAD TO BECOME A WORLD CLASS MANUFACTURING UNIT. JIT APPEARED TO OFFER REDUCED WASTE, PARTICULARLY INVENTORY AND NON-VALUE ADDING OPERATIONS. THIS CASE STUDY DESCRIBES A LOW EXPENDITURE APPROACH TO JIT IMPLEMENTATION AND DISCUSSES ITS RELATION WITH AUTOMATION.
