Over the last 10 years, hundreds of books on "Just-In-Time" manufacturing systems have been read by American managers. Yet how many know if their own company really fits the profile? This versatile approach enables a manufacturing company to assess its JIT planning and implementation status simply by taking the test provided. Supervisors will learn how to: improve JIT implementation with the help of charts, rules, tools, and as sample plan; build a project plan, as well as organize and manage a JIT project team; and avoid cost-prohibitive consulting fees by utilizing the test instead.