The technology might also give birth to true just-in-time manufacturing for some businesses.

He likens the result to just-in-time manufacturing.

In a business world that is increasingly computerized and networked, there could be effects on everything from programmed stock trading to just-in-time manufacturing to meeting schedules.

You get things there faster, you have just-in-time manufacturing.

Diesel is in big demand, too, because of the economy and a shift to just-in-time manufacturing that has helped create a boom in trucking.

One driving force has been the growing popularity of "just-in-time" manufacturing, a technique that relies on suppliers to deliver materials as they are needed.

Today, many of them run on leaner inventories or postpone ordering until supplies are ready to be used - so-called just-in-time manufacturing.

Compared with their situation a decade ago, he said, the companies are "much more streamlined, with something approaching just-in-time manufacturing."

It's all about executing the business plan efficiently today - just-in-time manufacturing and inventory turns.

The success of this program contributed directly to just-in-time manufacturing which is part of the Toyota Production System.