Use of JIT within the Toyota Production System means that individual cars can be built to order and that every component has to fit perfectly first time because there are no alternatives available. It is therefore impossible to hide pre-existing manufacturing issues; they have to be addressed immediately.

What version of JIT does Toyota use?

Just-in-time manufacturing is also known as the Toyota Production System (TPS) because the car manufacturer Toyota adopted the system in the 1970s. Kanban is a scheduling system often used in conjunction with JIT to avoid overcapacity of work in process.

Why was Toyota successful in achieving the benefits of JIT?

As we’ve known that, Toyota Corporation is one of the most successful brands using “Just in Time” philosophy today. Their success is based on low production costs, maintains high quality, producing a lot of different automobile types, while as having very competitive price setting and high profit margins.