Which of the following statements describes just$-$in$-$time $($JIT$)$ inventory management?

Select one:

A$.$ JIT is an effective approach for shifting inventory costs to vendors.

B$.$ JIT is only used when a company's vendors ship goods when they are ordered.

C$.$ JIT is a comprehensive management philosophy that stresses attitudes that lead to minimum level inventories.

D$.$ JIT is a customer service driven strategy that seeks to strategically produce some excess inventory to guarantee inventories are always available to customers in a timely manner.