Posted on 06/03/2021 2:41:41 PM PDT by blam
This goes to show you that the Lefty “brainiacs” who shut down the economy to “get Trump” haven’t got the brains God give gophers.
Short-sightedness is not limited to leftwing idiots.
It was just a matter of time until on demand and on time deli9very screwed us. it wont be the last, expect many more in the future
I get the feeling there is something else going on.
It’s not chip shortages, or lack of people working because they are on the government dole.
It seems more like something similar to but on a smaller scale of the beginning of the pandemic, when the gov was buying up all the masks, latex gloves and disinfectants.
I’d be interested it know why the price of lumber is so high. I’m familiar with reason in the news, that homeowners stuck at home during the pandemic bought a lot of wood for home upgrades, but I don’t really believe that.
Are govs world over on a buying frenzy for certain items?
Fortunately I haven’t been in the market for a car. Is the auto market as fouled up as everything else? High prices, no selection, unavailability?
Used car prices have increased 50% in the last 12 months.
I read an article that said rental car companies are buying the used cars at auto auctions to maintain their stocks because they cannot get new cars.
Just-in-time is not a new concept. In fact they were talking about a Just-in-time ammunition system for the DOD back when Bush-Daddy was Prez. Fortunately there were still a few generals around who had some combat experience.
I can just see FedEX trucks pulling up behind foxholes with boxes of 30 round magazines and boxes of 5.56 ammo during a fire-fight.
Not just lefties.
Just In Time was, and is stupid, period.
Nothing beats a year’s stash of *EVERYTHING*
bookmark
Ford cut its own throat by putting useless bs
in their trucks
A relative whom I like quite a lot is a “BIG” in the auto business. Recently spoke of heated bidding wars on the car lots for new vehicles here in Georgia.
We’re in the market to replace one of ours and he said to wait....
I am in the market for a car (pickup). Dealers have vehicles, but lots are sparse and most incoming trucks are sold before they arrive. Assumption is negotiating price won’t get anywhere - they _will_ get asking price, and soon.
True - but they like to portray themselves as "brilliant", while we're "stupid".
I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop at the universities, where they're trying to stuff the remote learning genie back in the bottle.
They didn't really think that one through... 
Yes, for me it is anyway.
I just hired a new employee, and I’m told it will be at least 6 months before I can get a company vehicle (Ford Escape) for him.
I'm bummed that I only have 20 or so 2x4x8s lying around the house.
I’m not sure if the author’s assessment is based entirely on current practices. I have been dealing with a number of industries in recent years that have replaced their Just In Time logistics model with a “Just In Case” model with multiple suppliers and multiple supply chains. This had been done in response with several highly disruptive events like hurricanes, civil unrest, labor disputes at West Coast ports, the Fukushima meltdown, etc.
I suspect that the cost of this series of scre-ups will educate a lot of companies.
regardless of how the world has changed, nothing changes when it comes to having what you need when you need it....and just in time can’t do it in an emergency.
Just In Time logistics for a combat area? That sounds like it could be one of Robert McNamara’s harebrained schemes.
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