看かん板ばん方ほう式しき

noun

just-in-time inventory management; JIT; kanban system

A production control system, originally developed by Toyota, where parts are replenished only when a signal (kanban) is received, minimizing inventory.

• トヨタの看かん板ばん方ほう式しきは、在ざい庫こを最さい小しょう限げんに抑おさえることで知しられている。

  Toyota's kanban system is known for minimizing inventory.

• この工こう場じょうでは看かん板ばん方ほう式しきを導どう入にゅうしてから、無む駄だが大おお幅はばに減へった。

  Since introducing the just-in-time system, waste has been greatly reduced in this factory.