摘要: |
Making sure the right amount of product is in the designated place and at the right moment can be tricky. One inbound shipment that comes in late, an incorrect entry on a spreadsheet or a sudden, unexpected uptick in demand for a specific SKU can easily throw the best laid-plans to the wind, leaving companies scrambling to keep products in stock and ready to ship. As most organizations learned in 2020, a global disruption can quickly turn the best inventory management strategies on end. During the early stages of the pandemic, suppliers of personal protective equipment (PPE), toilet paper and cleaning products were among the hardest hit. As the pandemic dragged on into 2021, everything from lumber to gas to aluminum cans-which Coca-Cola recently found itself short on-was in short supply at some point. |