Keeping JIT Afloat With Technology

Transport Topics,  February, 2006  by Zuckerman, Amy

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Editor's Note: This is the second in a two-part commentary examining the vulnerability of just-in-time movements. The first part appeared in the Dec. 19 issue of iTECH.

When Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf Coast early this fall, FedEx crisis managers discovered their cellphones were not working. The storm's high winds had knocked over communication towers.

But FedEx did not give up efforts to meet tight just-in-time shipping schedules in the devastated region or work on disaster relief. Instead, the managers turned to satellite links to meet customer demand, company officials ...

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