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Toyota's 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭-𝐢𝐧-𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 (𝐉𝐈𝐓) 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 revolutionized manufacturing by 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. This approach has several advantages. It streamlines the supply chain, ensuring materials arrive just in time, 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 and 𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲. JIT 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 by producing only what is needed, 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 of inventory damage and losses from demand fluctuations. It also 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 by eliminating overproduction, wasted capital, excessive inventory, and unnecessary resource allocation. However, JIT can be 𝐯𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. Complementary strategies like 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐛𝐚𝐧, 𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧, and 𝐉𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐤𝐚 further enhance efficiency. These combined strategies help Toyota maintain a responsive and efficient production system