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Reflecting on lean by challenging IT 01/02/2006
 
Schefenacker’s UK factory at Portchester makes rear view and door mirrors for virtually all the vehicle OEMs, and is lean throughout, world class and with top honours to prove it. Instantly notable and challenging features of its operations include universal JIT (just in time) practices with relatively complex sequencing of high variety items, variability of demand and a requirement for product manufacturing and despatch within hours of the OEMs’ EDI call-off signals

 
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