The argument for many companies globally, was that for years supply chain managers had put too much emphasis on working capital, implementing just-in-time inventory management, and relentlessly pushing inventory levels to absurdly low levels.
At the start of the covid pandemic and supply chain issues first surfaced the initial culprit was a lack of inventory, when hiccups in physical chains emerged, there wasn’t enough safety stock in the chain to absorb the bumps”. Do you agree or disagree? Discuss 20 markd