NMIA: Enhancing Just-in-Time (JIT) Manufacturing Capabilities Near Mumbai

Toyota’s famed production system proved JIT manufacturing’s power—but Mumbai’s logistics constraints have forced local factories to maintain bloated inventories. NMIA’s precision cargo handling will change the calculus.

Operational impacts:

• Air Freight Viability: High-value components become feasible to air-ship rather than sea-freight
• Supplier Proximity: Foreign parts makers may establish NMIA-adjacent warehouses (Jasai/Chirle ideal)
• Inventory Cost Reduction: One auto parts maker projects 30% lower working capital needs

As a Thane-based industrialist put it: “We currently stock 14 days of German components. With NMIA’s overnight cargo from Frankfurt, we could cut that to 3 days—freeing up ₹9 crore annually.”