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laugh. I almost choke. Yeah, right. Some of the brilliant idiots in Purchasing sure do act as if that’s the goal. They’re out there renting warehouses to store all the crap they’re buying so cost-effectively. What is it we have now? A thirty-two-month supply of copper wire? A sevenmonth inventory of stainless steel sheet? All kinds of stuff. They’ve got millions and millions tied up in what they’ve bought—and at terrific prices.
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Eliyahu M. Goldratt (The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement (40th Anniversary Edition))