Supply Chain Issues shivindap.me

@spiritbear It's really a big wake up call about our interdependence, isn't it. In this global pandemic no-one (in general) has escaped. Whether we want a fresh broccoli or an Apple Watch, resources have to be gathered (after preparation and planning), processed, items shipped around, stocked, delivered. Each of those steps reflects a huge undertaking of planning and preparation, involving people whose society has perhaps 'locked' them away for months, or where massive numbers of staff have been unable to work (or plain died) for long enough that factories can't get the supplies they need, can't manufacture enough items, can't get the shipping containers, and so on. Here in Aotearoa New Zealand builders are trying to build houses and commercial premises but simply can't get gib board for lining the interiors. Or perhaps it's the cladding or the roofing materials. Supply chain difficulties are global. We're all part of a global community.

@Miraz True, I think the pandemic has in a lot of ways exposed the gory details of where our stuff actually comes from and how interconnected we actually are.