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  • adjective operations Of a manufacturing system in which components are delivered at the precise time required, thus minimizing inventory carrying costs.
  • adjective computing Performing compilation of code on the client machine immediately before execution.

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Examples

  • This model is often called just-in-time, or JIT, in business lingo.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • This model is often called just-in-time, or JIT, in business lingo.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • This model is often called just-in-time, or JIT, in business lingo.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • This model is often called just-in-time, or JIT, in business lingo.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • As a result of the disruption in the global automotive supply chain, Honda is considering changes to its so-called just-in-time system of low inventory, Mr. Iwamura said.

    Honda Sees a January Sales Pickup Chester Dawson 2011

  • Evan Saks , the founder of online mattress maker Create-a-Mattress, says manufacturing technology that ties orders to production—known as just-in-time manufacturing—and Web-based tools have done away with the need for inventory managers or warehouse staff, among other workers.

    With New Technology, Start-Ups Go Lean Angus Loten 2011

  • Many have relied on what's called "just-in-time" management to quickly match supplies with sales.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • Many have relied on what's called "just-in-time" management to quickly match supplies with sales.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • report for Chatham House, Ms. Lee argues that the world has grown more vulnerable to such events in recent years because of a variety of factors, including the rise of the Internet and the popularity of the so-called just-in-time model of supply-chain management in business.

    NYT > Home Page By ERIC PFANNER 2012

  • report for Chatham House, Ms. Lee argues that the world has grown more vulnerable to such events in recent years because of a variety of factors, including the rise of the Internet and the popularity of the so-called just-in-time model of supply-chain management in business.

    NYT > Home Page By ERIC PFANNER 2012

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