JIS-AUTOMOTIVE

Auto-sequenced delivery for assembly line.

Definition

JIS requires the JINFDE message (Just-In-sequence Information for Delivery) describing the planned sequence (chassis number → component). A sequence break (wrong order, missing) triggers a line stop — costs measured in minutes.

Origin

German VW/BMW practice from the 1990s ; generalised by modularisation.

Example in context

BMW Leipzig receives its dashboards in exact VIN sequence 90 minutes before mounting.

Related terms

• JIT — parent.