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Do Honda Destroy Redundant Stock?
AshimotoK0:
Alf Briggs was Honda UK main technical man in the 1960's and early 1970's (ex racer and Raleigh employee) and ran the Honda Service Centre at Wollaton Road in Nottingham.
He was given all of the CR spares by Mr Honda himself, when Honda pulled out of racing, to concentrate on cars. When Alf passed away all of the parts that Alf had left from Wollaton Rd were sold to his friend Jeff Dale. However, when Honda moved the service operations to London, all of the parts left over were thrown into a large onsite pit and buried. On strict orders from Japan nothing was to be taken or sold. . Jeff told me that Allf said there was a really early 750 there that mysteriously disapeared the night before the pit was to be filled in with concrete.
So yes I do believe that Honda destroyed redundant stock. Then Mr. Silver came on the scene :D
Johnny4428:
That’s an interesting story Ash. Wonder where that 750 went? Anybody on here want to own up?😂
taysidedragon:
These days most manufacturers operate a 'just in time' parts system which relies on an efficient, reliable delivery.
They don't keep large stocks of spares in warehouses anymore, which is bad news for the future long term maintenance of vehicles.
It's also bad news if your parts are stuck on a cargo vessel jammed across the Suez canal! Or delayed by Houthi rebels trying to sink your ship. 🚢
I guess discoveries of boxes of surplus old parts will be a thing of the past. ☹
Laverda Dave:
JIT is a Japanese management philosophy which has been applied in practice since the early 1970s in many Japanese manufacturing organisations. It was first developed and perfected within the Toyota manufacturing plants by Taiichi Ohno as a means of meeting consumer demands with minimum delays.
This method of manufacture is now applied worldwide and unfortunately the knock-on effect is lack of spares further down the line. If you have a Jaguar car that is over 10 years old (or even younger in some cases) the lack of spares held on the shelf is now a real issue and you can be waiting months for spare parts.
Freddie Dobbs who has a YouTube channel had nothing but problems trying to obtain a base gasket for a 10 year old Triumph Bonneville. He ended up scouring the world for a simple gasket, Triumph didn't want to know, just told him they couldn't give him a date for when one might become available.
Manufacturers don't want us to keep a vehicle for more than 7-8 years; we now live in a throwaway society, so much for being environmentally friendly!
Athame57:
--- Quote from: Laverda Dave on February 21, 2024, 12:35:09 PM ---JIT is a Japanese management philosophy which has been applied in practice since the early 1970s in many Japanese manufacturing organisations. It was first developed and perfected within the Toyota manufacturing plants by Taiichi Ohno as a means of meeting consumer demands with minimum delays.
This method of manufacture is now applied worldwide and unfortunately the knock-on effect is lack of spares further down the line. If you have a Jaguar car that is over 10 years old (or even younger in some cases) the lack of spares held on the shelf is now a real issue and you can be waiting months for spare parts.
Freddie Dobbs who has a YouTube channel had nothing but problems trying to obtain a base gasket for a 10 year old Triumph Bonneville. He ended up scouring the world for a simple gasket, Triumph didn't want to know, just told him they couldn't give him a date for when one might become available.
Manufacturers don't want us to keep a vehicle for more than 7-8 years; we now live in a throwaway society, so much for being environmentally friendly!
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By now surely it is carte blanc for the after market industry!
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