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Shortening/simplification of supply chains
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<blockquote data-quote="betweenthelines" data-source="post: 6931341" data-attributes="member: 45282"><p>Supermarkets don't carry much stock, perhaps a day or two on things like Dairy, so a doubling of demand can soon wipe them out. They don't have the space to carry much stock relative to sales. Even a smallish supermarket will have two or three artics a day from their Distribution hub, plus one for bread, one for Dairy. Not unusual in the run up to Christmas to see goods left in temporary marquees or even outside in yard areas.</p><p></p><p>The bottle neck is likely to be transport. Companies can't afford to have trucks and staff idle just in case there may be a sudden increase in demand. UK is short of HGV drivers anyway.</p><p></p><p>If the local butchers are coping with increased demand, where are they sourcing supplies?</p><p></p><p>TBH I can't see much changing in the future. The UK seems to have coped better than some other Countries (look on the Pigs & Poultry Forum) and this is a Once in a Century event.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="betweenthelines, post: 6931341, member: 45282"] Supermarkets don't carry much stock, perhaps a day or two on things like Dairy, so a doubling of demand can soon wipe them out. They don't have the space to carry much stock relative to sales. Even a smallish supermarket will have two or three artics a day from their Distribution hub, plus one for bread, one for Dairy. Not unusual in the run up to Christmas to see goods left in temporary marquees or even outside in yard areas. The bottle neck is likely to be transport. Companies can't afford to have trucks and staff idle just in case there may be a sudden increase in demand. UK is short of HGV drivers anyway. If the local butchers are coping with increased demand, where are they sourcing supplies? TBH I can't see much changing in the future. The UK seems to have coped better than some other Countries (look on the Pigs & Poultry Forum) and this is a Once in a Century event. [/QUOTE]
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