72 nations and 2,176 participants contested in 7 sports and 68 events at 15 venues. The Games saw the introduction of women's ice hockey, curling and snowboarding. National Hockey League players were allowed to participate in the men's ice hockey.

What became a winter olympic sport in 1998? Let's do a good job answering this.
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Stream of consciousness: To answer the question, consider the following: The Games saw the introduction of women's ice hockey, curling and snowboarding.... The answer is women 's ice hockey , curling and snowboarding.


"Cruel to Be Kind" is a 1979 single by Nick Lowe, co-written by Lowe and his former Brinsley Schwarz bandmate Ian Gomm, that peaked at No. 12 in both the UK and U.S. charts that summer. It also peaked at No. 12 in both Canada and New Zealand. In the U.S., where it is one of Lowe's most well-known works, it remains his only single to hit the top 40, whereas in the UK "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" remains his biggest hit after reaching No. 7 a year earlier.

Answer this question based on the passage: who sang cruel to be kind in the right measure? Let's do a good job answering this.
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Stream of consciousness: To answer the above question, the relevant sentence is: "Cruel to Be Kind" is a 1979 single by Nick Lowe, co-written by Lowe and his former Brinsley Schwarz bandmate Ian Gomm, that peaked at No. 12 in both the UK and U.S. charts that summer.... The answer is Nick Lowe.


Passage: Just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing, also known as just-in-time production or the Toyota Production System (TPS), is a methodology aimed primarily at reducing flow times within production system as well as response times from suppliers and to customers. Its origin and development was in Japan, largely in the 1960s and 1970s and particularly at Toyota.

Question: Based on this passage, what is just in time in operation management? Let's do a good job answering this.
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Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Stream of consciousness: The relevant information is: Just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing, also known as just-in-time production or the Toyota Production System (TPS), is a methodology aimed primarily at reducing flow times within production system as well as response times from suppliers and to customers.... The answer is a methodology aimed primarily at reducing flow times within production system as well as response times from suppliers and to customers.