Are the Fees Due to Shipping Backlogs Legal?

Is the retail giant losing customer sales? Or maybe they’re just cutting back on general merchandise orders to make room for holiday items? Perhaps they simply lack the staff to get all the inventory out of the back storage room and onto the floors and shelves? Whatever the reason, the fact is Wal-Mart has sent…

It’s no secret that consumer confidence has struggled alongside the economy’s manic behavior. Consumers find it hard to reconcile things such as high unemployment rates and record corporate profits. Throw in insecurities caused by new tax laws, the housing market, and other shifting economic features, and any economist would predict poor confidence.

Achieving a perfect balance between supply and demand is one of the biggest challenges of supply chain management and business operations. From pharmaceuticals to renewable energy, supply and demand affects everyone, regardless of industry.