quires extra space and people to manage it and needs to be insured. It is also a problem ducts with a sell-by date. "Cost is still the driver for companies," said a PWC exec. ventories can be problematic going into a demand shock like a pandemic. Companies lik xury-goods brands were left sitting on stockpiles they couldn't use when demand collap ompanies including Guinness maker Diageo and Anheuser-Busch InBev shared the cost o heir distributors to spare bars and restaurants from picking up the tab during lockdowns. Other companies say they will likely go back to normalized inventory levels, but will change them. For instance, some multinationals plan to decentralize stocks to place them closer to them localized stockpiles to dip into during supply-chain strain. Swiss drug giant Novartis is each country it sells to has a second supply point for key products. "One thing we learned last strategic inventory in more places...decreasing the dependency on single locations," said Nov CASE STUDY questions: 1. What are the strengths and weaknesses of JIT? What is Nissan doing today with JIT? 2. Why will many companies return to pre-Covid inventory policies? Provide an example. 3. What are some other challenges that these companies are facing with their supply chains? M include References (website source, article source) at the end of your report. Do NOT copy a your own words to describe the challenges. Previous Search 9 hp