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http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/4652.html http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/4652.html Zara supply chain ---> mass-manufacturing * lead-time Vs lean manufacturing * cost Applies to almost all industries. Difference is if you want a million of the same thing, or thousand of a thousand things.