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JIT
(redirected from Just-in-time manufacturing)

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JIT
abbreviation for
just-in-time


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The facility specializes in just-in-time manufacturing and delivery, intended to supply their manufactured parts on a sequenced schedule to meet specific receiving vehicles being manufactured on the automotive production line.
A typical hub-and-spoke network includes a global "lead" center for research and development; regional "hubs" for pooling, sharing, and managing various key functions; "local spokes" for just-in-time manufacturing and assembly operations at nearby customer plants; and shared service centers for engineering, drafting and overhead functions.
It is designed for drilling and dowel insertion, and can be used for just-in-time manufacturing or batch production, the company says.
 
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