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Toyota was one of the creators of Just in Time manufacturing, and they planned for this particular supply chain interruption. https://jalopnik.com/toyota-prepa
by digikata 5y ago
Toyota was one of the creators of Just in Time manufacturing, and they planned for this particular supply chain interruption.
https://jalopnik.com/toyota-prepared-for-the-chip-shortage-years-ago-why-di-1846641653 https://jalopnik.com/toyota-prepared-for-the-chip-shortage-y...
- a9h74j 5y agoKanban is not incompatible with queuing theory.
- digikata 5y agoLogistics analysis probably has a lot of crossover w/ queuing theory. How big a buffer should one maintain if you want the user to be able to keep consuming a video stream for an up to x second packet loss window vs how big an inventory of parts carry in order to keep a production line going given an interruption of x months. Only the physical product has a harder time substituting some sources than others so optimize inventory/buffers on an individual per part basis.