Affiliations: [a] Doctor of Economics, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
| [b] Assistant Professor of Finance, Université Côte d’Azur, IAE, GRM, France
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Corresponding auhtor: Kais Mtar, Doctor of Economics, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France.
E-mail: kaism_tar2006@yahoo.fr.
Abstract: Relying on the matching method that D.B. Rubin developed in 1974, this study empirically evaluates the impact of the just-in-time (JIT) inventory-control technique on the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), engaged in manufacturing. Data were gleaned from two merged databases: ‘Diane’, and the ‘Organizational Change and Computerization’ survey, the latter carried out in 2006 by The French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE). Ergo, the study sample consists of 1109 manufacturing SMEs, operating in France. One of a few works of its kind, the empirical study’s contribution highlights the positive effect of JIT implementation on SME turnover, SME value added and SME labor productivity. Despite its limitations, the study offers pragmatic policymaking recommendations for manufacturing SMEs, as well as pertinent future-research directions.
