Handset makers may be forced to cut production as inventory starts piling up SECTIONS Share Synopsis “Chances are there will be inventory issues due to dip in demand especially in May. Offline retailers are very cautious, especially when there is uncertainty of business operations amidst rising cases and possibility of partial lockdowns,” Tarun Pathak, associate director at Counterpoint Research, said. Getty Images Handset makers may be forced to cut back on production in the coming weeks with inventory beginning to pile up as demand tapers owing to Covid restrictions and consumers put off purchases amid fears of economic challenges, industry executives and market experts say.