the.com/supply chain
the invisible conga line that turns raw materials into your 2am impulse buy.
means the full sequence of steps, companies, and countries needed to make something and get it into your hands.
from the term surfaced in 1980s management theory, but the concept is as old as trade itself, from silk road caravans to phoenician shipping routes.
one delaya single stuck ship blocked suez for six days, 2021
hidden layersa single smartphone can involve over 1000 suppliers
just in timetoyota pioneered it, then covid exposed its fragility
for instance
ever given suez blockage — one container ship halted 12 percent of global trade in 2021
covid ppe shortage — 2020, masks and gloves stranded oceans away from hospitals