Supply chains have been in the news a lot the last couple of months, and not always for the right reasons. It seems as if the two words most often associated with supply chains these days are broken or failed, and supply chain is used to explain the shortages of everything from toilet paper to rib-eye steaks to personal protection equipment. Pundits question whether Amazon’s inability to make good on same-day and next-day deliveries or keep its endless shelves stocked during a pandemic will cost it market share.
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