An approach to managing inventories and production operations such that units of materials and products are obtained and provided only as they are needed is called:
A) Continuous improvement.
B) Theory of constraints.
C) Total quality management.
D) Customer orientation.
E) Just-in-time manufacturing.

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Just-in-time manufacturing (JIT) is a system aimed at reducing waste and increasing efficiency by receiving and providing units of materials and products only as they are needed, minimizing inventory costs and improving response times to customer demand. JIT is often associated with lean manufacturing and a focus on continuous improvement. The other options listed are management approaches that may complement JIT, but they do not specifically involve the same principles of JIT.

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