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Lean is all about doing more with less, i.e. less inventory, less staff, less cost and more efficiency, more productivity.
The answer is YES, it should be a characterstic of any effecient supply chain that it should be resiliant as well as Lean, Today , sucessful businesses are working on similar business models especially Japaneese comapnies such as Toyota, Mitshubushi corp , Coke , Nike , Zara Fashion,
Finally, Wal mart (known to ba a case history of being sucessful through effecient supply chain models)
Dear Mr. Hussein,
I think the question needs some more supporting, because if this question is being asked for a company which is seasonality based then i don't think recovery to any planning failure will be easy or cost based on loss effective. Secondly it also depends upon longitivity of busniess and the goals set for breakeven.
TC
Sunny
