> - Blame Toyota with their Just In Time inventory management ideas. Toyota had a stockpile [1] of semiconductors and are only now-ish running into the same su

> - Blame Toyota with their Just In Time inventory management ideas. Toyota had a stockpile [1] of semiconductors and are only now-ish running into the same supply problems everyone has been since March 2020. [1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-07/how-toyota-s-supply-chain-helped-it-weather-the-chip-shortage https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-07/how-toyot... > But the Tohoku earthquake’s aftermath pushed Toyota to increase flexibility, and the value of inventory Toyota carries has almost doubled since 2011. Speaking at a briefing in February, Toyota Chief Financial Officer Kenta Kon said as part of the company’s business continuity plans, it keeps as many as four months of stock for some crucial components such as chips. Toyota didn’t expect the semiconductor shortage to disrupt production in the near term, he said.