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Originally Posted by charlie_m
BMW is the epitome of JIT (just in time) manufacturing, with usually only 2-5 hours of inventory on hand, so not likely to happen on site. But they are likely pushing suppliers to hold larger inventories.
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Just-in-time was/is good in theory. However, it only works when your suppliers are willing to float your stock. As we see currently, when the supply-chain coughs, everything down-chain chokes.