July 2017
Intermediate to advanced
274 pages
8h 15m
English
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demand, so that the bullwhip effect is minimized through the supply chain. To be
sure, Toyota does stack the deck a bit in its favor by limiting options, etc.; however, to
dismiss what is really going on would be short-changing the learning experience and
benefits to be gained. However, if you have determined that you cannot meet your
customer expectations, as far as inventory availability—for example, customers want it
next day, but you do not have an economical way of shipping next day—then the next
step would be to start an analysis regarding where the inventory may need to be.
How to do this? A great tool to ...