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Capacity cuts at Toyota UK as production still hit after Japanese earthquake

Jim Riley

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).

Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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