At Motoring Weekly, we have written many articles about vehicle production and the rise and fall of the numbers as particular vehicles go in and out of favour with the buying public and fleets. Often those decisions are driven by tax or other Government policy changes. We know that in the US, buyers are heading back to SUVs and trucks as the price of fuel settles down - … [Read more...]
Just In Time Manufacturing
"Just In Time" manufacturing, like many concepts in the industry, has been around for 80 years or so. Henry Ford used an early version when he developed the first true production line and he didn’t want lots of money tied up in inventory. He had to bear in mind poor delivery methods which meant that he needed more inventory in storage than his production lines needed. One … [Read more...]