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Just in time
Philosophy based on the procedures of the Japanese company Toyota. The automotive company began using its own production system, which was refined over time to become what we now know as Just in Time. It consists of producing the right quantity of a product at the right time, combining flexibility, quality, and cost. The JIT method spread among major Japanese companies and later to Western organizations.
Soon, this philosophy began to be applied across all areas of the company thanks to the improvements in competitiveness experienced by organizations that adopted it.
The revolutionary aspect of this system is the shift from a Push methodology, where each stage of the production chain accumulates output until required by the next stage, to a Pull methodology, where each stage requests from the previous one the exact quantity needed, thus producing only what is necessary.
In the field of Human Resources, this philosophy also has a significant impact, especially in talent management and resource planning. Some application examples include:
- Hiring based on real needs: bringing in talent at the right time, avoiding overcosts or lack of resources.
- Just in Time training: providing learning when it is truly needed, improving applicability.
- Efficient time management: optimizing workloads and avoiding inefficiencies.
- More agile processes: reducing time in recruitment, onboarding, or performance evaluation.
