Thee goal of just-in-time purchasing is zero inventory.

准时制采购的目标是零库存。 。

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Zero inventory is the ideal state in which phase the inventory is zero.

零库存是库存状态为零的理想阶段。

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Zero Inventory is guaranteed by the full market supply and Just-In-Time (JIT).

零库存要由充足的市场供应和准时制配送来保证。

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It's an Amazon-like office supplier with no shop front, near zero inventory and a few staff.

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We will, however, see a lessening of the rigidity of the rule of thumb that zero inventory makes the best business sense.

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Eventually, it has to change because inventory is a countable quantity and hence bound above zero.

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