Question

The Nissan assembly plant in Tennessee purchases several thousand unassembled parts for automobiles and then performs final assembly of the vehicles before delivering them to dealers all over the nation. Purchasing parts several days or weeks before they are assembled would increase the total cash outlay the plant has tied up in inventory at any given time. In order to reduce the expense of large inventories, most assembly plants have successfully adopted __________ inventory systems.

Answer 1

just-in-time

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to reduce the expense of large inventories, most assembly plants have successfully adopted just-in-time inventory systems.