Supply chain strategies are used to increase efficiency, save money, or reduce uncertainty and disruption. Disruptions can be unexpected and potentially devastating for supply chains. However, sometimes supply disruptions are built into supply chains using a postponement strategy. When postponement is implemented as a supply chain strategy, it can smooth the flow of goods, provide cost savings, and improve customer experience. When postponement is forced on supply chains via government intervention it can break down the seamless flow of goods and information, causing them to work inefficiently. In this article, we show how intervention through postponement creates unintended consequences that negatively impact beer supply chains and make recommendations to help managers mitigate these consequences. We also address policymakers, who can decrease the likelihood of unintended consequences resulting from regulations they enact—including how to prevent legislating these regulations in the first place.

供应链策略用于提高效率，节省资金或减少不确定性和干扰。中断可能是意料之外的，并且可能对供应链造成破坏性影响。但是，有时会使用延迟策略将供应中断纳入供应链。将延迟实施为供应链策略时，它可以使货物流动顺畅，节省成本并改善客户体验。当通过政府干预迫使供应链推迟时，它可能会破坏货物和信息的无缝流动，从而导致它们的效率低下。在本文中，我们展示了通过推迟进行干预如何产生意想不到的后果，从而对啤酒供应链产生负面影响，并提出建议以帮助管理人员减轻这些后果。我们还向政策制定者致辞，