Describe How Just-In-Time (JIT)production Systems Help Managers Minimize Manufacturing Inventory

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Essay

Describe how just-in-time (JIT)production systems help managers minimize manufacturing inventory costs.

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Definitions:

Long-run Minimum

pertains to the lowest level of input costs or output prices a firm can achieve over a period during which all input factors are variable.

Monopolistic Competition

A market structure characterized by many firms producing slightly differentiated products, leading to competitive prices and some degree of market power for each firm.

Relatively Elastic

Describes a situation in which the quantity demanded or supplied responds significantly to changes in price.

Oligopoly

A market structure characterized by a small number of firms dominating the market, leading to limited competition and often strategic behavior amongst competitors.