Jit vs. Kanban

Jitverb

To compile (program code for a virtual machine) immediately when needed, as part of the execution process.

Jitnoun

An inexperienced, foolhardy young man.

Jitnoun

A style of Zimbabwean dance music played with drums and guitar.

Jit

Jit (also known as jiti, jit-jive and the Harare beat) is a style of popular Zimbabwean dance music. It features a swift rhythm played on drums and accompanied by a guitar.

Kanbannoun

(countable) A card containing a set of manufacturing specifications and requirements, used to regulate the supply of components.

Kanbannoun

A coordinated manufacturing system using such cards.

Kanban

Kanban (Japanese: 看板(Chinese Character reused by Japanese), meaning signboard or billboard) is a scheduling system for lean manufacturing (also called just-in-time manufacturing, abbreviated JIT). Taiichi Ohno, an industrial engineer at Toyota, developed kanban to improve manufacturing efficiency.