Re: "Just in Time" management

[Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au>]

Derick Wuen wrote:

> 
> JIT stock control as applied to railways would seem to indicate that
> transport capacity is supplied to customers in the quantities they need at
> the time they need it. I can't see whats wrong with that.
> 

Well it depends on whether the additional cost (not the price) of that transport
is worth the added convenience.  When the transport is not in bulk it will cost
more than in bulk - but price may or may not reflect that cost if the mode of
transport is not fully responsible for its full impact (eg environmental,
roadbed maintenance etc).