Just-in-time freight plans survive 11 September crisis
3 April 2012
The terrorist attacks of 11 September have had surprisingly little impact on long-term freight and supply chain plans, according to the first major analysis of their effect.
Most European businesses suffered delays in ordering, processing and receiving their supplies, but will continue to risk using “just-in-time” systems rather than building up extra stocks, said the study by market analyst Datamonitor.
Less than a fifth of any of the six sectors surveyed had changed their just-in-time strategies - in which stocks are kept to a...