James Tallant 
Lean Enterprise: Just-in-Time [PDF ebook] 

Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Business economics – Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: 100.00, University of Phoenix, course: ISCOM 472 Lean Enterprise, language: English, abstract: Organizations face many challenges in their attempt to remain competitive in local and global markets. As a result, organizations seek to reduce costs and increase profitability. Many organizations turn to lean processes like just-in-time (JIT) as a way to improve processes. JIT assist organizations to reduce costs, eliminate waste, and improve processes. This paper will review the JIT concept, how Toyota has successfully used JIT, and if U.S. companies can use JIT as successfully as Toyota has been able to do.