As the recession rolls on and the focus turns to recovery, an article at WSJ.com points out that maybe things didn’t have to be as bad as they were. Lack of clarity in the supply chain has resulted in supply problems at many levels.

In fact, many companies cut dramatically due to uncertainty in demand when the market slowed; as a result, some cut more than they needed to. In some cases, shipments of goods were decreased more than demand had contracted. Whether production can catch back up when demand rebounds is one question some experts are asking.
 
Bad information or lack of information can lead to decisions that may not …