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Supply Chains and Pricing in Optics and Photonics
As 2022 begins, Optica’s senior industry adviser examines trends for optics and photonics products against the backdrop of the pandemic’s broader disruptions.
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Before the pandemic, companies commonly received supplies “just in time” to keep inventory costs low. Now, however—given the pandemic’s much-publicized supply-chain disruptions—many are ordering “just in case.” Even if it means keeping more inventory, advance orders can prevent production from grinding to a halt.
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