05-22-2020, 06:20 AM
(05-21-2020, 02:27 PM)neonjoe Wrote: The problem with freight rail now compared to the past is that a lot of businesses order everything Just In Time. Previously businesses would warehouse a lot of goods or materials and a large freight order makes sense. With JIT things are expected really quickly and the coordination for a large freight order would be harder. A train would normally need to have goods for many separate businesses. Not that it can't be done, the mindsets that JIT is better would have to change.
Is JIT going to be hit by COVID, though? International supply chains sound like they should be under some stress right now.