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Like other businesses around the world DMOS Collective has been spurred by the pandemic to make some changes.
In the case of the homegrown Jackson company known for its lightweight but tough and packable shovels, thatâs meant moving its headquarters to Alpine and bringing in-house some operations that had previously been farmed out.
Founder Susan Pieper ended an outsourcing partnership with Lit Workshop, a Portland, Oregon, company offering design, engineering and manufacturing services. Pieper used to travel about once a month to Portland, but COVID-19 disrupted that and health mandates made a face-to-face working relationship impossible.
âAs COVID hit and their factory shut down, there were supply chain interruptions, â she said. âWeâve been out of stock of our Delta shovel for half a year.