Logistics Management - March 1, 2001
Cover Story
Toyota tunes up its distribution network
Two years ago, Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. decided that its U.S. distribution network was due for a tune-up. The three-decade-old system of warehouses had been established at a time when the Japanese automaker sourced most of its parts from overseas to serve a small network of U.S. dealerships. But that scenario changed in the '90s when Toyota shifted more of its business to North American part...
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