| Article ID: | iaor1991509 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 30 |
| Start Page Number: | 61 |
| End Page Number: | 63 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1989 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Heiko Lance |
| Keywords: | production: JIT |
The objective of just-in-time is stated here in terms of production lead-time minimization. The four principles of streamlining operations, controlling for total quality, leveraging with worker creativity, and integrating JIT with MRP provide the framework for achieving JIT and for explaining it to corporate personnel unfamiliar with production and inventory management.