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Re:Shoichiro Toyoda, who turned Toyota into global automaker... by rawgabbit on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @09:15PM (#34814083)
Sorry I don’t follow your question. The pandemic resulted in both closed factories and ships not leaving port. A double whammy for JIT.
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Re:Shoichiro Toyoda, who turned Toyota into global automaker... by BolexNOLA on Thursday February 16, 2023 @11:28AM (#34820832)
Yeah that's what I mean - due to "the double whammy" they couldn't guarantee their deals with Toyota so it's all sort of moot, right?
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