1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Apple adopting a JIT system?
2. What should be the main features of a management information system for a company that adopts a JIT manufacturing philosophy?

Every time Apple releases a new device it can-not satisfy immediate demand. This is a result of Apple’s precise JIT manufacturing system. Apple does not wish to take the risk of producing more devices than it will sell, so it adjusts manufacturing to match demand based on a pull system.
Apple has adopted this system in order to reduce its inventory costs and thus increase its profit, but Apple’s production is insufficient to keep up with sudden increases in demand. How can Apple make products faster than it does now? It could set up factories in many different countries and invest in next-generation production capabilities that might produce its devices even faster.