The $$just$-$in$-$time$$ system of inventory control can be best explained as the:

A: co$-$ordination of production processes so that raw materials and components are delivered to the location where they are needed at precisely the times they are required.

B: co$-$ordination of production processes so that raw materials and components are delivered to the location where they are needed.

C: process of minimising total inventory costs.

D: method in which the supplier effectively passes on the cost of inventory storage to the buyer.