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What does JIT mean?

An inventory management method in which goods are received from suppliers only as they are needed in the production process.

JIT in a sentence
Adopting a JIT inventory system helped us reduce warehousing costs significantly.

JIT in German, French, Spanish and Italian

German
JIT
also Just-in-Time-Produktion

Bedarfssynchrone Produktion zur Minimierung der Lagerhaltung.

French
JIT
also Juste-à-temps, JAT

Méthode de gestion des stocks visant à produire uniquement sur commande.

Spanish
JIT
also Justo a tiempo

Sistema de gestión de inventarios para reducir costos de almacenamiento.

Italian
JIT
also Just in time

Metodologia che prevede l'arrivo dei materiali solo al momento del bisogno.

Common phrases with JIT

  • inventory system JIT
  • reduce holding costs JIT
  • delivery JIT

Synonyms and opposites for JIT

  • Synonym Lean production
  • Synonym Lean production (part of)
  • Opposite Just-in-case inventory
  • Opposite Just-in-case (JIC)

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