End of just-in-time inventory creates opportunities

Supply-chain disruption has driven up corporate stock holdings. Firms may move excess inventory off balance sheet.

Euromoney’s most recent trade finance survey underlined how attitudes to stock-holding have shifted since the impact of the coronavirus pandemic started to bite.

At the time, Vinay Mendonca, global head of product, propositions and structuring at HSBC, told Euromoney that the bank was seeing more inventory being held by clients.

Disruptions and product shortages across manufacturing and retail in particular have prompted many to declare the end of just-in-time inventory practices in favour of more just-in-case stocking.

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