JIT (Just In Time)
Often this term JIT is used with JIT interchangeably. It is that much interconnected with lean manufacturing; in fact JIT is the backbone of the lean manufacturing. Actually the concept grew first with the Toyota system was the JIT. Then it developed to the lean manufacturing.
JIT is one key way to get read of most of the wastes which we have already discussed in the early chapters. JIT concepts are based on the pull demand model. Everything is done when they are actually needed. JIT has three main areas.
Just in Time Principles
In accordance with this philosophical principle, nothing is manufactured until it is demanded, fulfilling customer requirements: ‘‘I need it today, not yesterday, not tomorrow.’’ Only in an extreme situation, such as a product withdrawal, would it be necessary for another product to be manufactured.