JUST-IN-TIME DELIVERY

Just-in-time (JIT) is a delivery approach for materials. Although used in the manufacturing arena, it is applicable to other environments, including service industries.

JIT is predicated on the following principles.

  • image Small lot sizes are better than carrying large inventories.
  • image Waste is negative.
  • image Long setup times are bad.
  • image Quality ...

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