A Key Strategy of Japan’s Car Makers Backfires – WSJ.com Be sure to read the comments for an excellent story from Matthew May about the 1997 Toyota situation and parallels to today. I predicted it on Wednesday, that the Japan earthquake, which led to production shutdowns at Toyota, Nissan, and others, would be quickly followed by an article that blames that risky Just-In-Time strategy. Well, it only took two days for the WSJ. Either that’s … Continue reading Updated: Step 1 Earthquake, Step 2 JIT Bashing