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Holding patterns
Inventory is ignorance! Now there’s a mantra from supply-chain seminary, if there were such a place. It’s actually just an abridged truism from the field of logistics: warehouses full of products represent a hedge against uncertainty. You stockpile because you don’t have – or can’t have – a comprehensive understanding of your suppliers or your customers. Indeed, most companies accept that as given. ...
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