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The test of the governors' "new way"--and the test of America's rediscovered political faith--won't come till the lean years follow Clinton's seven fat ones.
However, our sample also reveals that some manufacturers began to adjust to the new demands of lean retailing: By 1992, the median dropped to ten hours, reflecting their desire to reduce the amount of work-in-process at this beginning stage of apparel assembly.
Chapter 6 (“Inventory Management for the Retailer”) looks at formal models of retail inventory management and discusses how they have been modified by lean retailing practices.
In one sense, the Internet offers opportunities akin to mail-order retailing for playing a very lean game.
Chapter 4 (“The Building Blocks of Lean Retailing”) describes how the essential elements of lean retailing—bar codes, EDI, the modern distribution center, and standards across firms—fit together.