Or, in other words, are we operating a system by the skin of our teeth?
Or is this description of the reason for the supply snarl-up deeply misleading?
As consumers confront random shortages of clothing, toys, groceries and cars, the disrupted supply lines that define the pandemic-era economy are evident in dozens of giant container ships anchored off the coast of Southern California. Some vessels wait two weeks for an unloading berth.
Similar delays await freight once it reaches the shore, where docks, rail yards and warehouses are jammed with goods, the fruits of an economic recovery the administration boasts is robust. [WaPo]
Bold mine. So, in other words, our transportation system is so finely tuned to the needs of yesteryear that a recovery from a year long slump can overwhelm it?
I wonder.
