Thus, Japanese companies now are increasingly adopting the model of producing in China and realizing benefits in the form of profit dividends.

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The problem is the 100-year-old model for producing it is forever broken.

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The moral of the story is that many businesses do not need to strictly follow the either-or business model of producing to order or for inventory.

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