What are the advantages of JIT in automotive production?

JIT or just-in-time is a central concept of modern production and logistics systems that aims to provide materials, components and products exactly when they are needed in the production process. This principle reduces storage costs and capital commitment and makes a significant contribution to low-waste, lean production. Originally developed in the Japanese automotive industry, particularly by Toyota, JIT has established itself as a proven strategy in many industries.

At its core, JIT pursues the goal of avoiding superfluous inventories and thus organising processes efficiently across the board. Instead of keeping large quantities in stock, the supply chain is synchronised so that all elements are available at the precise time. This requires precise planning, transparent data flows and reliable partners in the supply chain. Any deviation - due to delivery delays or production disruptions, for example - can immediately lead to bottlenecks. The introduction of JIT is therefore associated with high organisational requirements, particularly in the area of IT-supported production control.

The nemetris JIS software solutions represent an extension of the JIT processes. While just-in-time forms the basis for demand-orientated delivery, just-in-sequence goes one step further and increases the complexity as well as the requirements for data integration, planning and delivery logistics. This sequence-orientation is particularly important in the automotive industry, where vehicles are individually configured and the assembly sequence must be precisely adhered to.