There will always be rumors and misinformation flying around the internet, and the more successful your company becomes and the faster they grow, you might see an increase in untrue speculations about your inventory and the plans that you have for launching future products.

CNET reports that Apple, in particular, is a hotspot for such educated guesses as everyone in the industry tries to figure out the computer giant's next moves. This doesn't just pertain to sites like Macrumors.com: this is the domain of real professional analysts, who make hypotheses based on their information. 

Knowing that your supply chain information might be scrutinized for clues as to upcoming business decisions, your company can deploy the use of an inventory management system that keeps your stock in line and doesn't make it seem like you've lost control of your production.

Some of the Apple-mania, as chronicled in a similar Wired article, have to do with the iWatch or a new version of the MacBook-Air. One company called DisplaySearch has generated its own specific theories, down to the quarter in which year it thinks these other changes will be made to different existing devices.

All this is to say that your supply chain is another manifestation of the way you run your business, and might also be the first place people hear about flaws or insecurities, should any surface. And when other companies look to these sort of reports for planning, it could lead to possible economic changes in the marketplace. Healthy management sends a message, as does a tight control of your inventory.