Just-in-Time Inventory Management Explained
Just-in-Time Inventory Management Explained
Just-in-time or (JIT) is an
Inventory management =
inventory management method refers to the process of
in which goods are received ordering, storing, using,
from suppliers only as they are and selling a company's
inventory.
needed.
just-in-time production or
the
Toyota Production System
(TPS), was first developed
and perfected within the
Toyota manufacturing plants
Basic Objective (JIT)
WAST REDUCTION
WASTE REDUCTION (MATERIAL
REDUCING)
ZERO (JIT)
ZERO INVENTORY FAILURES JUST IN TIME ZERO LEAD
TIME
ZERO FAILURES
ZERO INVENTORY
Advantages of just-in-time
Waste reduction
This again saves money by preventing
investment in unnecessary stock, and
reducing the need to replace
old stock.
DISADVANTAGES OF (JIT)