Toyota’s challenge in the early days was to produce small quantities of many varieties because of Japanese customer demand. Large batch-building made less sense in this environment, especially when ...

Machine vision systems can reduce time consuming manual inspection. However, these systems require specialized programming and maintenance, which can make them difficult to implement. California-based ...

For large corporations, inventory requirements can be determined using complex algorithms and computer programs. For small businesses, most inventory models can fit within three theories. Each of ...