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# Will the company manage transportation operations or [[w:Outsourcing|hire a 3rd party]] ? | # Will the company manage transportation operations or [[w:Outsourcing|hire a 3rd party]] ? | ||
* '''[[w:Just in time (business)]]''' ('''JIT''') is a production strategy that strives to improve a business [[w:return on investment|return on investment]] by reducing in-process [[w: | * '''[[w:Just in time (business)]]''' ('''JIT''') is a production strategy that strives to improve a business [[w:return on investment|return on investment]] by reducing in-process [[w:invent ory|inventory]] and associated [[w:carrying cost|carrying cost]]s. ( Wikipedia ) | ||
*'''[[w:Fleet vehicles|Fleet vehicles]]''' are groups of [[w:motor vehicle|motor vehicle]]s owned or leased by a business or government agency, rather than by an individual or family. Typical examples are vehicles operated by [[w:Car rental|car rental companies]], [[W:Taxicab|taxicab companies]], [[w:Public utility|public utilities]], public bus companies, and police departments. In addition, many businesses purchase or lease fleet vehicles to deliver [[w:good (economics)|goods]] to customers, or for sales representatives to travel to clients. ( Wikipedia ) | |||