Definition
An approach in Lean wherein the assets, activities and essential information of a work stream becomes available, just as they are needed.
Origin
Its origin and development was in Japan, largely in the 1960’s and 1970’s, and particularly at Toyota. It was later adopted in Software development in the early 1990’s.
Further Reading
- “Just-in-Time Manufacturing: An Introduction”, by S. Podolsky and T. C. Edwin Cheng.
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“Just in Time”, by David Hutchins.
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