Supply ChainSamsung temporarily reduces procurement amid inventory pressure
South Korean tech titan asks component makers and others to delay shipments
Sources say Samsung has told suppliers that the company needs to closely review its inventory levels of both components and final products. © AP
LAULY LI, CHENG TING-FANG and KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writers
TAIPEI/ SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics is temporarily halting new procurement orders and asking multiple suppliers to delay or reduce shipments of components and parts for several weeks due to swelling inventories and global inflation concerns, sources have told Nikkei Asia.