Problem: Read the "JIT after a Catastrophe" case related to Chapter 16. You can find the JIT case in MyLab Operations Management. Click "Chapter Resources," then click "Chapter 16," then click "Media Assets," then check "Case Studies" and click "Find Now," and finally click on "JIT after a Catastrophe."
1. Using an organization that you are familiar with, describe your perception of its strategy regarding the number of suppliers to have for key components. Do you have any concerns with that strategy? Be sure to reference elements of the reading in your discussion.
2. Describe a supply chain shortage situation that you have experienced within the last year either as a consumer or as an employee at your company. Did the offending firm get "too lean?" What should be done to reduce the chance of such a shortage happening in the future?