Thanks for your insightful comments. I tend to agree with all that you mentioned. Time will surely tell the real story, as recovery takes a hold in each of the various industry sectors.

We at Supply Chain Matters will continue to monitor evidence of too many cuts impacting overall response capability.

Bob Ferrari

I see some companies at each end of the spectrum, but most seem to have cut deeply. Some that cut deeply have told me “the system will keep us from missing an upside”.

Interestingly, I was brought in at least one case just to evaluate if the supply chain “system” was adequate. The short answer I gave them was “No”. They are now slowly working to make corrections.

I think many of the companies will be disappointed by their “systems”. This is because few “systems” are bullet proof and the people who make the critical decisions (and changes) are overloaded. On the other side “systems” provide information to manage exceptions and there a lots of supply chain people available to fill gaps.