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Originally Posted by Antonmb
This is the risk inherent in Just In Time (JIT) inventory management. Companies have focused so much on cash management and keeping inventories lean, and pushed the burden onto their supply chain, that they have no cushion to fall back on in a shortage ...
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Exactly. And it's all about profit. Once JIT is adopted by a major industry player, it puts pressure on others to do the same. And so it goes - these aren't mission critical products.
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