Some companies such as General Electric, Motorola and Dell have tied the Just-In-Time philosophy into other philosophies such as Six Sigma where near perfection is sought after in the manufacturing approach. Just-In-Time has been highly praised as the savior of the manufacturing process.

But, there are limitations in the philosophy such as cultural differences. "The organizations cultures vary from firm to firm. There are some cultures that tie to Just-In-Time's success, but it is difficult for an organization to change its cultures within a short time." (Academic Emporia, 1999)

Another limitation is that in the past, manufacturers used a more traditional approach that relied on storing large inventories for down cycles. Just-In-Time has an adverse affect during these times because there is the potential that new inventory will not be delivered and thus shut down the entire process. "Also Just-In-Time is quite different for workers, in the sense that due...
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