Just-In-Time Manufacturing In today's manufacturing society, one of the most popular ideas that are circulating in the manufacturing industry is the idea of just-in-time manufacturing. There have been various journals, magazines, newspapers, and other published documents that illustrate the actual efforts of companies to develop and implement just-in-time processes. This document will define just-in-time manufacturing; the methods organizations take in implementing the just-in-time process, and the results of this implementation. With this in mind, just-in-time …
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…the total quality management idea is being spread nationwide. Just-in-time systems are being implemented in most companies, though some more than others. Those companies that acknowledge just-in-time philosophies and implement them fully as part of a complete total quality management system are quickly becoming players in the world market. Those companies that do not implement total quality management with an emphasis on just-in-time systems may be left behind as we go into the twenty-first century.