Due to the Corona pandemic, critical supply chain shortages have occurred. Many have looked for the problem and pointed at the Just-In-time principle of Lean as one of the evils. This calls for clarification. Lean is not to blame, but part of the solution.
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Solving the ventilator shortage
This is a republication of my COVID-19 article published in the World Economic Forum Agenda, April 2, 2020.
An epidemic is an emotional issue. With the lives of our friends and loved ones on the line, we tend to respond with the heart first, then the head: Close the borders! Ground the planes!
