And if Dana should be a couple hours late with a truck, it costs BIG money.
I think for Durangos, they charge something in the neighborhood of 5
figures per hour things are delayed.
Pukeloser@aol.com wrote:
>
> Yep,
>
> This is what they call "just in time" manufacturing. Most of the
> automakers are doing it these days to cut inventory, labor, and facility
> costs. It works great for the manufacturer, the problem is that it
> essentially pushes all the costs upstream in the process so the outsource
> companies (like Dana) end up absorbing the costs.
>
> John S
-- -andy andylevy@yahoo.com Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/ http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/ '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
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