Question

At the BMW plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, rather than use a typical order-to-delivery process, it has suppliers deliver parts every four hours when the plant is in operation. BMW uses a ________ inventory control system.

Answer 1

Answer: JIT

Explanation:

The JIT inventory control system is one of the type of management strategy that hold the sufficient inventories for maximize the demand of the market.

The JIT inventory control system is also known as time inventory as it overall reduce the inventory amount in the business.

The main purpose of using the JIT inventory control system is that it improve the quality and productivity. This system is the the most cost-effective technique for holing the stocks.      

Therefore, JIT is the correct answer.