Supply Chain Disruptions

Discussions focus on supply chain issues causing shortages, delays, and bottlenecks, often linked to the pandemic, just-in-time inventory, and global logistics challenges.

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jdrc Feb 27, 2022 View on HN

maybe if our supply chains were't Just-in-time we wouldnt be talking about these all the time

trotsky Jun 8, 2011 View on HN

Sounds like they didn't have enough in the supply chain in the short run and picked and choosed. ouch.

wvenable May 16, 2022 View on HN

How does disrupting the supply chain help anyone?

lampshades Apr 27, 2022 View on HN

Wonder if this has anything to do with supply chain issues.

smichel17 Aug 14, 2021 View on HN

People's experience will vary eidely because the problem is in the supply chains, not production. In most cases, there exists plenty of X, it's getting it from Y to Z that's the problem.

ungamedplayer Jun 9, 2023 View on HN

I guess op thinks that the supply chain delivers itself in an emergency.

a-dub Oct 28, 2021 View on HN

opening titles and musicq: what caused all the supply chain bottlenecks?a: the pandemic.cue outronext week:opening titles and musicq: should we have done anything differently?a: probably not. that would be really expensive and pandemics are pretty rare.cue outro

philipov Sep 26, 2024 View on HN

It's not just waiting - have we already forgotten about the not-hypothetical supply chain disaster 4 years ago?

mschuster91 Nov 18, 2021 View on HN

Because of supply chain issues, for one.

uptownfunk Feb 28, 2023 View on HN

Are these at all related to supply chain or inflation issues?