That is exactly right. Just-In-Time works great as long as all supply lines
function properly. If there is any hiccup, like an earthquake or widespread
flooding, the system breaks down. Large companies typically carry larger
inventories of unsold products spread throughout their distribution network
and can often muddle through without very many obvious problems to
customers. Smaller companies, with smaller inventories of finished products
and often relying on direct sales rather than a big distributor network,
will usually be the first to show the effects of parts supply disruptions.
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-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Jim Brown
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 9:49 AM
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] (no subject)
On 9/15/2011 10:04 PM, Richards wrote:
> That is the way it looked when I took a tour of the TT Plant. They are
> set up to do x rigs of Model Y, and then change to produce another rig,
> all in a cycle, hoping to get the right number of each. THAT must be a
> difficult game to play.
It's called "just in time," and the idea is to minimize having capital
tied up in inventory. I'm most familiar with the pro audio world, and
that's how the big players like JBL, Renkus-Heinz, etc. operate, and so
do the smaller ones. A few production lines, one for each type of
product offered (one for the smallest companies).
73, Jim K9YC
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