01-25-2006, 04:25 PM
I believe Toyota was the first to start using Just-In-Time (JIT) inventory as well, I don't think any American companies have adopted this practice, they still keep large warehouses or parts. IMO american companies in general try to fit to many niche markets and are offering far to many cars - in comparison to similar japanese competitors. They are trying to spread the success (and profits) of some cars or brands over 6 of their other brands. I know japanese manufactures do this to an extent (acura and honda) but at least there seems to be an actual difference between the cars and the markets they are competing in, can anyone actually tell the difference between an explorer and a mountaineer.