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stmw
36 days ago
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Don't let anyone take away your big box of cables
It's what JIT (just-in-time) inventory and offshore manufacturing took away from us. Hold onto your spare parts.
wil421
36 days ago
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My dad worked at Lockheed and in the 80s they joked they used JIC (just in case) manufacturing. They had so many parts without a clear reason as to why they created so many.
stmw
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JIC! That's funny. It may sound like inefficiency, but really it is an option on future flexibility. Just like the big box of cables.
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