Shipments from across the world are not moving as smoothly as they should, and that has led to some problems
Yes, it’s magical. We can buy the things we need, when we need them. Somehow, most of the time, everything we want is in stock in the stores. If not, there’s usually another shipment coming, and having that coveted toy in our hands is only two weeks away.
It seems like a great system, doesn’t it? We order what we need, and a short time later it arrives at our doorstep — even though it took a trip halfway around the world to make it here.
But, these days, we’ve hit a little snag. Shipments from across the world are not moving as smoothly as they should, and that has led to some problems.
To understand why goods from China and other Asian countries are currently in short supply, we need to go way, way back to the beginning. How are those products made? Shipped? Delivered? And where along those lines are they being held up?
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