The main objective of the present research is to evaluate the influence between just-in-time technique (JIT) and total quality management TQM in project performance evaluation (PPE) in the paint industry; and to identify the important factors that should be considered for the successful application of JIT in project management in the paint industry ar Riyadh Governorate. A questionnaire was distributed to administrators, economists and accountants in the paint industry. The study used the partial least squares program for analysis purposes. The results indicated that the just-in-time technique has a positive impact on the evaluation of project performance in the balanced scorecard in its dimensions (financial, customers and internal operations), and a negative impact on the growth and learning dimension. The results also revealed a positive impact of total quality management on the evaluation of project performance in all dimensions of the balanced scorecard, and it plays an important mediating role in improving the impact of total quality management on the evaluation of performance by the balanced scorecard.

Just in time (JIT) philosophy has grown to a new high level since its evolution and has successfully been implemented in manufacturing. As it is universally accepted that manufacturing and maintenance cannot be managed as a separate function, the aim of the present study is to evaluate various elements of JIT to implement in maintenance sector which have high degree of importance in Global context. It is because now maintenance also plays an important role in optimization of business processes. Maintenance operations are much like manufacturing operations where both employ processes that add value to the basic input used to create the end products. JIT focuses on the processes, not the product. It can, therefore, be applied to any process in manufacturing or maintenance operations. For this, literature related to JIT usage and performance is reviewed. Thirty-eight elements are analyzed from sixty-five research papers of global context. With aid of theoretical analysis and brain storming with maintenance specialists of JIT elements who have implemented it for manufacturing industries, eighteen elements are selected to check the implementation of JIT philosophy in maintenance sector. Relative importance of such elements are also highlighted in the article.