The U.S. Commerce Dept. reported today (January 25, 2022) that manufacturers and other buyers of computer chips have less than five days' supply of some chips on hand, leaving them vulnerable to any disruptions in deliveries, according to the Washington Post website.
The report highlighted the severity of a global shortage that has hobbled manufacturing and fueled inflation for more than a year, and that defies easy solutions.
Manufacturers' median chip inventory levels have plummeted from about 40 days' supply in 2019 to less than five days, according to a survey of 150 companies worldwide that the Commerce Department conducted in September 2021.
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