[ClearCase_guy]

The “Just In Time” mentality is good for profits but it does make us fragile. Likewise with the centralization.

I don’t see it changing. We are a rich country and people like it that way. I guess I’d prefer to live in a slightly slower, more decentralized, more olde-timey country. But my opinion doesn’t count for much.

[VTenigma]

Few Americans are aware of this.

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Another abject failure in the way we educate our youth.

[Alberta's Child]

Most industries have abandoned their “just in time” supply chain model for a different approach that is sometimes called “just in case.” Instead of having one highly efficient supply chain, the better approach is to have multiple chains set up that can be adjusted as circumstances require it.

This change began back in the 1990s in response to major supply chain disruptions related to storms, port strikes on the West Coast, and the infamous chaos in the aftermath of the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific railroad merger.

Keep in mind, however, that some supply chains MUST be operated in a “just in time” manner due to the nature of the products involved. Milk has gotten a lot of attention in recent days because the disruption has wreaked havoc on the industry. That’s because milk is a temperature-controlled product that has a very limited shelf life at each step in the supply chain.

[_Jim]

re: “The “Just In Time” mentality is good for profits but it does make us fragile. Likewise with the centralization.”

Fresh foods are ALWAYS JIT; that has not changed.