Taken from part one of this series:When Toyota developed JIT, it worked well because almost all of their main suppliers were located in close proximity. This allowed them to plan out their inventory needs with their suppliers while maintaining minimal lead time variability. With this level of planning and other included concepts, like poke-yoke and […]

Just-in-Time (JIT) Manufacturing is touted as a way to reduce costs and operate more efficiently in manufacturing. JIT can be applied to both Inventory Management and Production operations, potentially affecting a company’s entire supply chain from ordering raw materials to providing finished goods to a customer. Taiichi Ohno with Toyota is credited with initially creating