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To: DesertRhino
Lean manufacturing(Toyata's Religion)relies on no inventory of anything. The global suppliers of parts ship only what there are orders for on a daily basis.

Liken it to a restaraunt where every meal ordered generates orders for (1) each, of a chicken breast, teaspoon of butter, potato, loaf of bread, plate, knife fork &spoon, and napkin. The suppliers to the restaraunt have seven minutes to get it delivered to the door of the kitchen. Your meal is to be served in ten minutes, and paid for in one hour.

9 posted on 04/04/2011 1:10:51 PM PDT by blackdog (The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop)
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To: blackdog

I do understand their “just in time” no-overhead to store excessive inventory process. That wasnt what we were talking about though. I’m pointing out that Japan still manufactures a lot of the parts. They apparently value having some manufacturing jobs at home.

Theres another big nation that has a messianic cult that demands that their manufacturing sector be utterly dismantled.


23 posted on 04/04/2011 1:32:46 PM PDT by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
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