Japan’s Economy Grinds To A Halt After Earthquake Paralyzes Critical Supply Chains

by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
04/17/2016

On Sunday Toyota was one of many Japanese companies to announce that it will suspend most car production across Japan as a result of critical supply chain disruption caused by the recent destructive earthquake and numerous aftershocks. The earthquakes reflected the vulnerability of Japanese companies to supply chain disruptions caused by natural disasters, and also highlighted the “just in time” philosophy pioneered by Toyota and followed by many others.

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