But Toyota Australia argues that the length of its production break causes supply backlogs to the Middle East, which then have to be made up by working overtime the rest of the year.
However, the SMMT said new and more rigorous emissions testing rules created supply problems and a backlog of deliveries as car manufacturers suffered delays in getting their cars approved.
The disease control agency is hoping there will be an abundance of flu vaccine later this season, but demand is currently exceeding supply, and orders are backlogged.
Libby's does not have a backlog of supplies, and there will be no more pumpkin to ship until the 2016 harvest, O'Hearn said.
Cypress Semiconductor, Vitesse Semiconductor and LSI Logic lowered their estimates for the current quarter, citing backlogs in the supply chains of companies that buy their computer chips.
The interlude has allowed the United States to reduce the huge backlog of NATO supplies at the border — down to about 3,000 containers from 7,000 when the border crossings reopened — and to conduct dry runs for the tons of equipment that will flow out of Afghanistan to Pakistani ports when the American drawdown steps up early next year.
Most impressive are the new orders figures, which point to building backlogs even as supply chains remain tight and inventories low.
But theirs won't be delivered for years, as severe supply-chain delays mean Boeing's backlog of the Dreamliner has reached an eye-watering 841 planes.
The wait for green cards results not only from delays at the immigration service, which now has 900,000 people in its green-card backlog, but also from supply-and-demand imbalances.
This creates the potential for a range of supply problems, including delays caused by backlogs at the fabrication plants, shortage of materials, missed deadlines, transportation problems, labor shortages and strikes.
