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Capacity cuts at Toyota UK as production still hit after Japanese earthquake
20th April 2011
Great short video here from the BBC which explains how Toyota is extending its capacity cuts to the Burneston factory in the UK following problems with the supply of components for car manufacture. The Derby factory will be closed for two days each week during May 2011. A good example of how a business can reduce production capacity in the short-term, and also of the potential problems which can arise with lean production (i.e. Toyota and other car makers not maintaining high buffer stocks of components).