<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Just - in - time (JIT) manufacturing, also known as just - in - time production or the Toyota Production System (TPS), is a methodology aimed primarily at reducing flow times within production system as well as response times from suppliers and to customers . Its origin and development was in Japan, largely in the 1960s and 1970s and particularly at Toyota . </P> <P> Alternative terms for JIT manufacturing have been used . Motorola's choice was short - cycle manufacturing (SCM). IBM's was continuous - flow manufacturing (CFM), and demand - flow manufacturing (DFM), a term handed down from consultant John Constanza at his Institute of Technology in Colorado . Still another alternative was mentioned by Goddard, who said that "Toyota Production System is often mistakenly referred to as the' Kanban System"', and pointed out that kanban is but one element of TPS, as well as JIT production . </P>

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