Shadow Inventories: Just-In-Time Fragility of Global Microchip Supply

Language: English

Published by Epubli Apr 2026, 2026

3565389168 / 9783565389162

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -For decades, global manufacturing worshiped at the altar of 'Just-In-Time' logistics. By eliminating massive warehouses and ordering parts only exactly when needed, companies saved billions in storage costs. But when a microscopic piece of silicon stopped arriving on time, this obsession with ultimate efficiency brought the world's largest automotive factories to a complete, grinding halt.The global microchip shortage exposed the terrifying fragility of lean manufacturing. A modern car requires thousands of distinct semiconductor chips to run everything from the engine timing to the windshield wipers. Because chip fabrication takes months and is controlled by a tiny geopolitical oligopoly in Asia, automakers could not simply order more when demand unexpectedly spiked. The 'Shadow Inventory'-the buffer of spare parts that once protected the industry-had been optimized out of existence.This economic analysis dissects the breakdown of global hardware logistics. You will trace the complex lithography of silicon wafers, the cascading failures of automotive supply chains, and the frantic geopolitical scramble to onshore semiconductor production.Examine the fatal flaw of ultimate efficiency. Learn how the eradication of spare inventory transformed a minor logistical hiccup into a multi-billion-dollar industrial catastrophe. 148 pp. Englisch.…

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Title
Shadow Inventories: Just-In-Time Fragility of Global Microchip Supply
Author
Declan W. Cross
Publisher
Epubli Apr 2026
Publication year
2026
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Neu
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Taschenbuch
Language
English
ISBN 10
3565389168
ISBN 13
9783565389162
Item weight
464 grams
Dimensions
297x210x8 mm

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