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"Just In Time" Becomes "Just In Case"
Similarly to most people after quarantine, lean manufacturing isn’t quite as lean anymore. As vital inventory failed to arrive when it was needed by manufacturers across a wide range of industries, serious shortages and delays resulted. Due to the increased lead times caused by border closures and other delays, manufacturers stocked up, attempting to ensure that they had more than enough to complete the task at any given time, which is the polar opposite of the “just in time” lean manufacturing
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Jun 15th 2022