The Just-In-Time (JIT) Concept Originated in Japan and Has Been

Multiple Choice

The just-in-time (JIT) concept originated in Japan and has been slowly adopted in the U. S. Why were U.S. manufacturers reluctant to adopt JIT?

A) U.S. manufacturers are less competitive than the Japanese.
B) Channel relationships in the U.S. have been typically adversarial.
C) The U.S. culture reveres collectivism.
D) U.S. manufacturers are fearful of computers.
E) U.S. manufacturers are not risk takers.