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LOGISTICS OF PRODUCTION AND INVENTORY
Edited by S.C. Graves, A.H.G. Rinnooy Kan and P.H. Zipkin

CHAPTER 12
The Just-in-Time System
H. Groenevelt

1. Introduction*  

2. A brief history of Just-in-Time

3. What is Just-in-Time?

4. Benefits, risks, and limitations of Just-in-Time

5. The Kanban system

6. Models for Just-in-Time

7. Research issues and future developments

References

* The first two pages of the chapters are available as PDF file.

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