- Just-in-time inventory systems
- Systems that schedule materials/inventory to arrive exactly as they are needed in the production process. The New York Times Financial Glossary
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Just-in-time inventory systems
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JIT inventory systems — just in time inventory systems Systems that schedule materials to arrive exactly when they are needed in the production process. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
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