SeatBelts Unlimited, Inc., is located about 8 miles from two major auto assembly plants. The firm delivers seatbelts about every two hours to each of the plants. The assembly plants only accept the number of seatbelts that they will assemble into cars during the next two hours after delivery. The auto plants embrace lean manufacturing.

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The fact that the auto plants only accept the number of seatbelts they will use in the next two hours after delivery indicates that they embrace just-in-time inventory management, which is a key aspect of lean manufacturing.