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When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

Look at the 72 ships off the coast of Long Beach (up 65% from a year ago). We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. Could Outside-in Thinking Help? Companies struggle to have the right inventories. (Bi-directional

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When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

Look at the 72 ships off the coast of Long Beach (up 65% from a year ago). We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. Could Outside-in Thinking Help? Companies struggle to have the right inventories. (Bi-directional

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When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

Look at the 72 ships off the coast of Long Beach (up 65% from a year ago). We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. Could Outside-in Thinking Help? Companies struggle to have the right inventories. (Bi-directional