With warehouse capacity at a premium, businesses try to get goods and move them out as global economic chaos disrupts long-held ideas about stocking stuff just in time.
Why ending pandemic lockdowns created new shortages of ketchup and everything else Share Updated: 11:41 AM CDT Apr 12, 2021 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN Share Updated: 11:41 AM CDT Apr 12, 2021
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 11:41 AM CDT Apr 12, 2021 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN There have been numerous stories in recent days about problems with the supply chain as the economy starts back up after last year s unprecedented shutdowns.It s everywhere. A ketchup shortage caused by a lack of packets, caused by the pandemic-fueled increase in takeout dining. The idling of GM plants because of a delay in computer chips.Those problems are exacerbated by specific problems like the ship that blocked the Suez Canal or the winter storm in Texas. Everything is connected and a hiccup here or there can cause delays and price increases for you and me.To understand what s going on and how long these types of shortages will last, CNN went to MIT p
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