There are a lot of factors besides the pandemic that are adding to these challenges. Extreme weather events in texas have impacted chemicals, manufacturing and labor shortages. For every available truck at the ports of la. And long beach, there are more than 13 truck loads waiting to be picked up. Is the system too fragile? Did we have a system that was deeply flawed? Or did the pandemic just bring inevitable snags to that system?
All I want for Christmas is a functional supply chain.
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