17h 21min, dec 31, 1797 y - 1798- Early Creation of “Lean Manufacturing” and "Just-In-Time Production" today's concept of Lean Manufacturing and Just in Time (JIT) Production can be traced back to Eli Whitney’s construction interchangeable parts. Eli Whitney began manufacturing musket rifles for the new American government. At his armory he pioneered the use of interchangeable parts and the milling machine. A year later he invented the famous cotton gin, a machine used to separate cotton seeds from cotton fiber.
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