Toyota demand chain is effective, flexible and customer-oriented and product-specific. Research as Toyota uses its advanced distribution channels, inventory management, planning methodology and manufacturing capabilities to create and manage its demand chain, with a particular focus on the Japanese and North American markets. Uses the Toyota Prius and Scion product line to illustrate how Toyota adjusts its requirements circuit to match specific product and its target audience using the most of the existing production and distribution infrastructure. "Hide
by Hau Lee, Barchi Peleg, Seungjin Whang Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business 24 pages. Publication Date: March 18, 2005. Prod. #: GS42-PDF-ENGToyota Demand Chain Management Case Solution
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