Just-In-Time Systems In today's companies, new catch phrases and ideas are being developed each and every day. One of the more popular ideas that is circulating around these days is the idea of just-in-time manufacturing. Many magazines and newspapers have documented the efforts of companies to develop and implement just-in-time processes. The question can be asked, though, what does just-in-time mean? How does a company implement just-in-time processes, and what are the results of implementation? …showed first 75 words of 2252 total…

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