The Impact of Human-Centric Technology Adoption on the Success of JIT 4.0 Implementation: A Case Study Conducted on Moroccan Industrial Companies
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https://doi.org/10.24425/mper.2025.156140Abstract
This article’s primary objective is to demonstrate the influence of the human-centric technology adoption factor on JIT4.0 implementation by displaying the best practices used in Moroccan JIT4.0 organizations and the benefits obtained. By analyzing the critical success factors (CSFs) or activities that manufacturing organizations perform when implementing Just-In- Time (JIT) and Industry 4.0, three latent variables are identified: production strategy (PS), relation with suppliers (RS), and human-centric technology (HCT). Based on the benefits obtained from JIT4.0 implementation, three latent variables are identified and analyzed: the benefits of the production process (BPP), the benefits of inventory management (BIM), and economic benefits (EB). The study also proposes a structural equation model that considers the human-centric technology adoption factor as the leading factor in the implementation of JIT4.0. Additionally, it demonstrates that this factor interacts with other CSFs and benefits as the primary independent latent variable.References
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