Finding Efficiency
Sometimes inventory problems are people problems.
Sometimes inventory problems are people problems.
Flood damage on Interstate 10 in California, leading to a state of emergency and significant disruptions to traffic and supply chains.
Whether you have supplies or products waiting at the port, I'd take this as an opportunity to be strategic in thinking about supply chain design.
It seems very common that people get on the bandwagon of some of these philosophies like JIT, and they give up as opposed to understanding that it's not something trendy to do.