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Just-in-time (JIT)

GCSE Design and Technology · key term

Just-in-time (JIT)

Definition

A system in which materials and components arrive when needed for production, keeping stored stock to a minimum.

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Edexcel GCSE Design and Technology · 1DT0

Specification 1.1.8, 1.14.7 · Paper 1

Lean manufacturing and just-in-time describe ways of organising resources and reducing waste.
Revise: Production Techniques and Systems
A stock-control approach in which materials and components are supplied when needed for production, keeping stock levels low.
Revise: Manufacturing Capability

Edexcel Design and Technology past papers

Exam tips

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Do not treat JIT and lean manufacturing as identical: JIT manages when stock arrives and production happens; lean manufacturing tackles waste throughout production.

Related key terms

Additive manufacture
Batch production
Continuous production
Feasible design
Lean manufacturing

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Just-in-time (JIT) — Edexcel GCSE Design and Technology Definition

Manufacturing capability

Mass production

One-off production