Title: 9 Companies With Products Whose Demand Beats Their Supply: 24/7 Wall Street | HuffPost
Headings: 9 Companies With Products Whose Demand Beats Their Supply: 24/7 Wall Street
9 Companies With Products Whose Demand Beats Their Supply: 24/7 Wall Street
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Content: Honda and Toyota each expect some of their plants to be shut down for weeks. Several firms that make components for consumer electronics like the iPad will need to close their doors for a while as well. It will not be a public relations stunt if iPad 2 shortages begin anew in the next month. The duration of manufacturing interruptions in Japan may not be announced until the end of the spring. Companies, however, face these types of challenges all the time. Mattel was unable to sell entire lines of toys when it was discovered that manufacturers in China had covered them with lead paint. Regional oil shortages happen when hurricanes shutter refineries. Customers rarely care about why they cannot buy the products and services they want. They are not usually in a forgiving mood, and that should worry companies facing potential shortages. A consumer may buy a competitor’s product or may decided to skip the purchase entirely.