Cracking Hierarchies In Japan After the Tohoku Earthquake
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 28, 2011
Japan is famous for its lean production systems and efficient supply chains. Large companies such as Toyota and Sony were forced to halt production not because of damage to their own factories, which were quickly checked and ready to go back online, but because they were dependent on a small number of parts from suppliers in Tohoku.
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