Logistics Management - March 01, 2001
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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...
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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