• Opinion
Just-in-Time and Lean manufacturing management have not failed, despite the severity of the current component shortages. They should not be dumped in favor of a discredited system but should be reinforced in preparation for the next market cycle.
Just-in-Time Automotive Production Line
By Bolaji Ojo
The electronics industry is at it again. Notorious for offering bewildering solutions to chronic and possibly unsolvable problems, OEM and semiconductor executives are convulsed with figuring out a fix for the supply shortages that have shuttered some automotive manufacturing plants and crimped sales as global economies struggle to recover from the pandemic.