Supply
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What inventory does to supply that a textbook diagram cannot show
Where a manufacturing buffer beats idle capacity on cost
Supplier quality belongs in TQM and usually gets left out
The supply curve: why it is really a stack of marginal costs
Inventory turns look great when stock gets pushed back onto suppliers
Payment terms are a negotiation and small suppliers concede first
Supplier audits versus incoming inspection for a supplier shipping twice a year
Lot sizing on a stamping line and the setup time that decides it
Payment terms as leverage in talks with a small supplier
Chasing a customer who pays at ninety days without losing the account
Splitting payments across suppliers to keep everyone still shipping
Purchasing leverage disappears once the tooling is dedicated
Lead times quoted by suppliers are negotiated numbers not capabilities
What marginal cost looks like when the second shift costs more than the first
Dunning letters that collect the money and keep the relationship
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