The Kimberly-Clark Case
I believe the pressures mentioned in the book can be used to the company’s advantage, but it can also not be used to the company’s advantage. When the case talked about Kimberly-Clark trying to reduce the store’s inventory but not have empty shelves that is a company advantage because it benefits both Kimberly-Clark and Costco financially. When the case mentioned the cancelling of orders that would not be an advantage for Kimberly-Clark. If the truck delivers at the wrong time or delivers when an order is cancelled, that is money lost and inventory that will not be used.