Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert, Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, President of LMA Consulting Group Inc., predicts that supply chain disruption will continue beyond 2024.
the trend has been driven in large part by months of people sitting at home, shopping online in the pandemic. and the holidays are amping it up. the demand for the products, as well as the materials to make those products is just far outpacing the available supply of those products, materials, as well as what s needed to move those products through the supply chain to the consumer. reporter: imported goods are especially vulnerable. not only are manufacturers and shippers navigating a maze of periodic shutdowns, but even when their cargoes arrive, they are piling up in ports, waiting to unload. rosemary coates is a supply chain expert. there s a shortage of truck drivers, there s a shortage of warehouse space, and workers, all along that supply chain. so this is not, you know, a snap your fingers and organize a solution. reporter: that means for consumers, the day after thanksgiving could be more like bleak friday, with some products hard to find and prices rising.