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83% of supply chains fail 24-hour disruption response (www.manilatimes.net)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Duh?

For at least the last 30 years, the world has been designed around Just in Time manufacturing, which keeps as little raw material in stock as possible.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Exactly, JIT as a philosophy doesn't tolerate interruptions. Logistics are not resilient to supply chain shortages.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Try getting a day off at a large distributor. They are hell to deal with. I'm so glad I'm doing construction logistics now.