Manufacturers who use just-in-time manufacturing systems coordinate closely with suppliers to ensure that materials and supplies arrive just before they are needed in the manufacturing process. While just-in-time systems can offer major advantages in terms of inventory costs, they must be carefully managed. If a firm found that its just-in-time system was badly managed, leading to frequent manufacturing delays due to missing parts, this would represent a(n) __________ in a SWOT analysis.

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Just-in-time systems pose a risk of dependency on suppliers and can lead to disruptions in the production chain if not properly managed. In this scenario, the frequent manufacturing delays due to missing parts would be considered a weakness in a SWOT analysis.

Manufacturers Who Use Just-In-Time Manufacturing Systems Coordinate Closely with Suppliers