• Jetsam

Goods thrown or lost.

• Jettison

The act of intentionally throwing cargo overboard e.g. with the objective of lightening a vessel, which has run aground, such for the common good of all interests: vessel, crew and remaining cargo.

• Jetty

A mole or breakwater, running out into the sea to protect harbours or coasts. It is sometimes used as a landing-pier.

• Jib

Projecting arm of a crane

Attachment connected to the top of a crane boom

• Job

That work which is undertaken to meet a customer or production order and, for production control purposes, has a unique identification.

• Joint Venture

A joint activity of two or more companies usually performed under a common name.

• Journey

A voyage from one place, port or country to another one, in case of a round trip, to the same one.

• Jurisprudence

Juridical decisions used for explanation and meaning of law.

• Just In Time

Abbreviation: JIT

The movement of material/goods at the necessary place at the necessary time.

The implication is that each operation is closely synchronised with the subsequent ones to make that possible.

A method of inventory control that brings stock into the production process, warehouse or to the customer just in time to be used, thus reducing stock piling.