... already built up 2‐3 months supply of petrol in reserve as a precautionary measure. Depicts a checklist in a shaded box for information and aid in addressing supply chain issues. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Supply‐chain management Stock control Lean production ...

...T Kippenberger Looks at globalization and lean production and their possible interaction. Depicts production as ‘a tightly coupled, flexible system’ centred on JIT (just‐in‐time) delivery and low inventories, which requires continuous improvement as a component quality necessary in the process...

... and production operations — pioneered by Toyota and called lean production. Concludes that breaking down barriers in the West will be difficult — because the joint analysis of every action along the channel will make every firm's costs apparent — excluding privacy. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Lean...