Just In Time - JIT
Financial Dictionary — Cost & Inventory Management
Definition
A system of stock systems to receive raw materials in a timely manner to the needs of manufacturing, and therefore there is no need to store raw materials, and it needs to coordinate production with suppliers until the raw materials or components arrive as required in the production process. As we can see, any delay from the supplier will cause the production process to stop.
Use cases, Example & Why it matters
Use cases
- Used in product/service costing, budgeting, and variance analysis.
- Used to support pricing decisions and profitability analysis by cost behavior and drivers.
- Used to support pricing decisions and profitability analysis by cost behavior and drivers.
Example
- Example: The costing team uses **Just In Time - JIT** to allocate costs and analyze margins by product line.
Why it matters
- Why it matters: Improves cost accuracy, supports better pricing and budgeting, and strengthens performance measurement.