[captain_dave]

That’s not the real reason for Just in Time. Inventory ties up cash and can become obsolete or spoil and rot before it’s sold.

[PeterPrinciple]

That’s not the real reason for Just in Time. Inventory ties up cash and can become obsolete or spoil and rot before it’s sold.

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Just in time became strong when interest rates were high. The major reason.

[BobL]

“That’s not the real reason for Just in Time. Inventory ties up cash and can become obsolete or spoil and rot before it’s sold.”

That’s the real problem with inventory - tax or not.

Bottom line is that if we want stuff to be stockpiled, then not only do we have to NOT tax it, we also have to have incentives to stockpile (like tax write-offs or something).