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Re:Lead time for new Intel NIC orders is quoted around 52 weeks by aidenn0 on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @12:27PM (#28761637)
I don't think anybody actually did the math on this though. It's more like "I get a fat bonus if I decrease inventory without a significant effect to sales over the next 3 quarters" so as long as the near-term risk is worth it, it gets done.

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There's also the "If I don't implement JIT, I'll get replaced with someone who will" effect in a lot of cases too.

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Re:Lead time for new Intel NIC orders is quoted around 52 weeks by Guest42 on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @12:57PM (#28762107)
That’s the impression I get, not so much JIT but rather limiting supply budgets as much as possible. A lot of companies tout Toyota as the pinnacle of manufacturing without realizing that they are not Toyota and there was more to Toyota’s success than JIT.
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