Will the Japanese earthquake change Toyota’s and the manufacturing world’s view of lean manufacturing? Automotive writer Matthew DeBord suggests the disaster may generate more speculation about the vulnerabilities that lean supply chains are exposed to.
The recent earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan rank among the most devastating natural disasters the world has ever seen. But along with the enormous loss of life and damage, events on and since March 11 in Japan have also dealt major blows to the country’s innovative manufacturing sector. Ever since Henry Ford invented the…
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