Just-in-time and supply chain design

Business models

Inventory held as late as possible, and the fragility that buys.

6 books

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  1. Arriving TodayChristopher Mims, 2021
  2. The BoxMarc Levinson, 2006
  3. Toyota Production SystemTaiichi Ohno, 1988

Books 6

Toyota Production System
T1 Toyota Production System
Taiichi Ohno · 1988 · By the system's architect; the primary source on JIT and autonomation.
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The Box
T1 The Box
Marc Levinson · 2006 · Containerisation, and how cheap freight remade distribution economics.
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Bill GatesMohnish PabraiPaul GrahamTobi Lütke
Clockspeed
T2 Clockspeed
Charles H. Fine · 1998 · Supply-chain design as the ultimate core competence.
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The Resilient Enterprise
T2 The Resilient Enterprise
Yossi Sheffi · 2005 · The trade-off between lean inventory and disruption risk.
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Arriving Today
T2 Arriving Today
Christopher Mims · 2021 · One item followed through the modern JIT supply chain end to end.
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The Power of Resilience
T3 The Power of Resilience
Yossi Sheffi · 2015 · Deep-tier supply-chain risk, a decade on.
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