These days supply chains are ripe for remaking.
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Automakers had about 100 days' supply of unsold big SUVs in April--about 30 days above normal.
Vehicles with the lowest days' supply made our initial list (Ward's says the industry average is 63 days), which was pared down using J.
By contrast, BMW's overall stock of unsold cars in the U.S. amounted to just 39 days' supply.
U.S. dealers had a hefty 106 days' supply of the cars as of the end of February.
And we moved on to listen to the advice of a naval pharmacist, who handed us six days' supply of the Cipro.
Cheshire's Winsford salt mine, the biggest supplier of rock salt in England, has said it only has a few days' supply of surface salt left.
"I would say the days' supply is getting short quickly, and sales have gone up quite a bit, and the supply was anticipated to go up as well, " said Larry Kull, president of Burns-Kull Automotive in Vineland, N.
Councillors in Leeds and neighbouring Kirklees warned they had less than two days' supply of salt left, while private salt firm Grittit has brought in security guards after 75 tonnes of material was taken from its depots nationwide.
China Sunergy's announcement comes two days after EMCORE penned a large supply deal (See "EMCORE Warms Up To Solar Energy") and four days after Energy Conversion won an important deal to supply solar panels to SunEdison (See "Energy Conversion Wins A Convert").
Trying to create a strong dollar by controlling the money supply itself is hopeless--these days there are numerous definitions of money supply.
Real bipartisan dialogue, which seems to be in short supply these days, is the first step.
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Nor are Helocs necessarily in plentiful supply these days, due to the declining value of homes, and homeowners equity in them.
The water released over these two days would be enough to supply all of Tyneside with drinking water for a fortnight.
More often, these days, medicine seems to supply neither Custers nor Lees.
People in New Orleans were told to bring a supply of three days of drinking water if they were going to the Superdome.
In summer, villagers get only a two-hour supply every two days.
The blaze, near junction 8 of the M1, left 15 residents with an "intermittent" water supply for several days as firefighters used supplies to tackle it.
And in the days to come experts say the supply will only grow to meet the demand of the expected 150, 000 sports fans descending on the city this weekend for the big game.
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For example, say you have an employee e-commerce site with several web pages for someone to browse a catalog and then order a new chair for their office (as is the case in more and more integrated procurement and supply chain partnerships these days).
China Sunergy's announcement comes two days after EMCORE (nasdaq: EMKR - news - people ) penned a large supply deal (See "EMCORE Warms Up To Solar Energy") and four days after Energy Conversion (nasdaq: ENER - news - people ) won an important deal to supply solar panels to SunEdison (See "Energy Conversion Wins A Convert").
Hardware supply gluts last a few days or weeks but always get soaked up.
First, companies have to re-route carefully orchestrated supply lines, which adds days and extra logistics costs.
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Remember back to your old Econ 101 days, it all comes down to supply and demand.
The girls then produce and supply the sandal within 14 days for the rep to deliver to the customer.
People living in a Worcestershire village are still without drinking water 10 days after problems were found in the supply.
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In February, Redbox dropped its suit against Warner Bros. and in return the studio agreed to supply Redbox with movies 28 days after their releases.
In the meantime, Kile said the water supply could remain shut off for days while the towers refill.
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What he has done has been akin to someone taking their ten-day supply of penicillin for only five days because they started to feel better.
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Northern Ireland Electricity said it could be "several more days" before all its customers were back on supply.
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