Walmart is walking the supply chain tightrope 


Walmart’s chief financial officer (CFO) John David Rainey is estimating that the company’s inventory is still 15% better than what’s needed, but also has admitted that Walmart has thrown out billions worth of orders to suppliers in order to match the forecasted demand to those inventory levels. Walmart’s inventory currently sits at about $1.5 billion worth and is expected to take a couple more financial quarters to even out.

Apparel, electronics, and sporting goods seem to be the categories where inventory is most excessive. The company is focusing on its e-commerce supply chain and controlling those costs in order to avoid further backlogs in the future.

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