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au juste nécessaire

English translation: purchasing for lean production/manufacturing

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French term or phrase:	achats au juste nécessaire
English translation:	purchasing for lean production/manufacturing
Entered by:	Stephanie Mitchel

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15:29 Jan 24, 2006

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Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / purchasing

French term or phrase: au juste nécessaire

Not familiar with this term - is it a variant of 'au strict nécessaire'? Thanks.

"Cette cellule assure le suivi des achats au juste nécessaire, tout en respectant le panel de fournisseurs retenu par [le partnenariat]."

Stephanie Mitchel KudoZ activity Questions: 1527 (4 open) (5 without valid answers) (37 closed without grading) Answers: 162
Local time: 00:46

buying for lean production (or manufacturing)

Explanation:
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_production

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Sue Pasco
Local time: 07:46

Grading comment

thanks, susan
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

only what is essential

Michael Lotz

exact requirements/least requirements

Buzzy

only what is required

iol

buying for lean production (or manufacturing)

Sue Pasco

Discussion entries: 2

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13 mins confidence:

au juste nécessaire

buying for lean production (or manufacturing)

Explanation:
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_production

Sue Pasco
Local time: 07:46
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 37

Grading comment

thanks, susan

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

au juste nécessaire only what is essential

Explanation:
absolute minimum for the purpose but adequate for the purpose

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Note added at 17 mins (2006-01-24 15:46:33 GMT)
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some references which really do illustrate well the concept and uses of the expression...

http://www.traininginfo.be/book/livre_training.php?ref=10
http://www.productique.org/web/web3.nsf/0/3764585F58ACD5F0C1...
http://remi.leblond.free.fr/management/node102.html
http://www2.ac-rennes.fr/crdp/29/ie/aides/imgnum/imgnumdoc/i...

Michael Lotz
United States
Local time: 01:46
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 58

7 hrs confidence:

au juste nécessaire only what is required

Explanation:
To avoid having too many goods in stock.

iol
Local time: 07:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 12

17 hrs confidence:

au juste nécessaire exact requirements/least requirements

Explanation:
This is interesting, Stephanie, and new to me too.
These are just two homegrown suggestions as alternatives.
You could say something like "monitors purchases on an exact requirement basis", perhaps.

Buzzy
Local time: 07:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

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Jan 24, 2006 - Changes made by Stephanie Mitchel:
Field	Tech/Engineering => Bus/Financial

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