Re:What caused all the supply chain bottlenecks?
by CityOfThrowaway on Thursday October 28, 2021 @03:42PM
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First one thing, and then the next.
The spiral is in its early innings right now. Hold on tight!
Re:What caused all the supply chain bottlenecks?
by kwertyoowiyop on Thursday October 28, 2021 @03:54PM
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With shipping containers being sent back to Asia empty rather than taking an extra leg to mid-America to fill up on US farm products to sell in Asia, is the price of soybeans and corn in Asia going to spike soon?
Re:What caused all the supply chain bottlenecks?
by m4rtink on Friday October 29, 2021 @10:45AM
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Do you really ship this stuff in containers rather than by bulk carrier ?
Re:What caused all the supply chain bottlenecks?
by OldHand2018 on Friday October 29, 2021 @12:04PM
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Farmers are smarter than you give them credit for.
They check real-time shipping costs and choose the cheaper option. It takes a few dollars worth of cardboard to turn a shipping container into a suitable container for corn or soybean shipping (really!).
Sure, it affects everything and given the complex interconnections and dependencies within production chains / networks, the cause-and-effect relationships are hard to understand and cause for concern. But given how complex and decentralized things are, I am still amazed we haven't seen worse effects (yet). I doubt that spare capacity in logistics alone would make a huge difference, because you'd also need spare parts, materials and manufacturing capacity, all of which are part of the same network.