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To a retailer, inventory is waste; but with the current bout of weather-delayed consignments, exacerbated by ocean carriers blanking voyages to boost rates, the increased practice of reliance on just-in-time deliveries could bring businesses to their knees if their stock dries up.
A casualty at sea, labour shortages, strikes and lack of consultation on slow-steaming can all put a spoke in the ocean part of the supply chain, exposing retailers and consumers to crippling supply shocks.
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Comment on this article
Ethan Buchman
January 14, 2014 at 7:49 amGreat article. Bottom line is that Just-In-Time poses a huge potential problem when the shipments come in Just-A-Little-Too-Late.