Comment / Against the odds: The supply chain mess – did you enjoy Christmas in July?

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17/08/2021

Logisticians would not typically start planning for the end of calendar year Christmas holiday season until next month – but we are not in typical times, stupid.

2020 on repeat

Halfway through Q3 21, any hope of optimism that 2021 would be different to the challenges faced by supply chains last year, have well and truly dissipated.

Aware in excruciating detail of all the problems experienced to date – unless you own or run or have shares in a shipping line – these ...

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