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The Next Supply-Chain Challenge Isn’t a Shortage — It’s Inventory Glut

Harvard Business

In 2009, the financial crash left manufacturers with excess inventory when consumer buying power suddenly dropped. And now, the high-tech industry is feeling the weight of a volatile market that has led to excess component inventory. Inventory challenges aren’t new. Electronics littered shelves in 2001 after the dot-com bubble burst.

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Consultant Ninja: US Industries in a World of S**t: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Wednesday, April 1, 2009. US Industries in a World of S**t. I was thinking about broken US industries this evening. For some reason, saying an industry is "broken" just doesnt do it justice. April 2, 2009 at 1:53 AM. April 2, 2009 at 9:12 AM. April 2, 2009 at 4:30 PM. April 5, 2009 at 9:33 PM.

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String of Good News Snaps at One: Industrial Production Down 0.6 Percent, First Quarterly Decline Since 2009

MishTalk

The string of good news in industrial production snapped at one month. The Fed''s Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization report shows Industrial production decreased 0.6 For the first quarter of 2015 as a whole, industrial production declined at an annual rate of 1.0 percent in March after increasing 0.1

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Industrial Production Declines, November and December Revised Lower; String of Unexpected Events Continues

MishTalk

This morning the Fed reported Industrial production declined. Industrial production decreased 0.3 Moreover November and December were revised sharply lower. percent in January after having risen 0.3 percent in December. In January, manufacturing output fell 0.8 Consumer non-energy nondurables down 0.8% Clothing up 0.5%

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Manufacturing ISM Contracts; Lowest Reading Since June 2009; Glimmers of Hope Extinguished

MishTalk

which is more than 1 point below Econoday's low-end estimate for the lowest reading since June 2009. A convincing detail in the report is the breadth of weakness with only five of 18 industries reporting composite growth in the month. Weakness in these industries points to weakness in business expectations. points to 48.9

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China Industrial Growth Slows, Power Generation Negative 1st Time in 4 Years; Stimulate Now, Crash Later

MishTalk

Cries for more stimulus ring loudly in China because Chinese industrial output slowed to 6.9%. Industrial output rose 6.9 percent in August from a year earlier, and pointing to slackening demand from major industrial users. percent in early 2009. China''s Economic Numbers Industrial Output: +6.9% percent in July.

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The Grocery Industry Confronts a New Problem: Only 10% of Americans Love Cooking

Harvard Business

The top 25 food and beverage companies have lost $18 billion in market share since 2009. If that’s the kind of shift coming to the food industry, change leaders and corporate strategists will have their hands full. Frozen food and canning were gigantic industry breakthroughs.) last year.