The just-in-time approach assumes that each stage in the manufacturing process will place the
parts it produces in an inventory that buffers that stage from the next one downstream in the total
process.

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The just-in-time approach aims to eliminate inventory buffers and instead, each stage in the manufacturing process produces parts only when they are needed by the next stage in the process. This means there is no inventory buffer between stages.

The Just-In-Time Approach Assumes That Each Stage in the Manufacturing