inventories

"New investment is unlikely to see a substantive recovery until prices stabilise and housing inventories decline... until then property will remain a notable headwind to growth."

On a web page updated on Sept. 10, the agency wrote the “USDA recognizes this is a significant disruption that has left locations without acceptable inventories of necessary food items.”

The business model has been popular among shoppers and brands, which keep their inventories low, try to predict what customers want and use highly-flexible supply chains for quick turnaround.

But these inventories are difficult and costly to make and maintain.

For a small facility, maintaining blood bank inventories on site can be challenging.