What Everyone Gets Wrong About the Never-Ending COVID-19 Supply Chain Crisis /

The ongoing global supply chain crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic shows no sign of abating. And although many media outlets have blamed pandemic shortages on companies' practice of just-in-time inventory management, abandoning it would do little to help current supply chain problems. The a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sheffi, Yossi (Author)
Corporate Author: Safari, an O'Reilly Media Company
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: MIT Sloan Management Review, 2021.
Edition:1st edition
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Summary:The ongoing global supply chain crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic shows no sign of abating. And although many media outlets have blamed pandemic shortages on companies' practice of just-in-time inventory management, abandoning it would do little to help current supply chain problems. The author points to two other overarching causes of product and parts shortages: suppliers' inability to adjust to soaring demand, and government interventions.
Physical Description:1 online resource (7 pages)
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.