All smoke, no fire

Posted on 8 Sep 2010 by The Manufacturer

Anand Sharma contends the view that global disruptions render lean counter productive

In a less connected world hurricanes, floods and the occasional volcanic eruption did not have the global business impact that they do today. Still, supply chains have a long way to go before they can be considered “too lean.” Every time there’s a major transportation disruption someone opines that today’s manufacturing companies are too lean,…

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