| Feb. 25, 2021 | This week's procurement news and insights for supply chain leaders Note from the editor Lead times are "unprecedented," in the words of La-Z-Boy CEO Kurt Darrow. Depending on the product, lead times range from five to nine months, and the backlog is a lot further out than Darrow said he'd like. Read about it here.
Raw material delays and capacity constraints aren't an uncommon theme these days. But at some point, consumers will lose patience with long lead times. Procurement leaders of consumer-facing supply chains will have to adapt if they want to keep inventory — and sales — flowing.
Adding plants and labor shifts is one way La-Z-Boy is aiming to cope. What would you do in this situation?
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