"This has been a really strong evolution going from the 80s, the 90s, the 2000s, to take fat out of the supply chain, to tighten down everything," says supply-chain management expert Rich Weissman.
He says in the past 10 years companies have come to "really rely on analytics to fine-tune supply chains to make sure that supply and demand absolutely line up".
"And that's where I think we've gone too far.”
