A looming strike at one of the major shippers in the U.S. threatens to reignite supply chain woes, in a year when logistics snafus caused or worsened by the pandemic seemed to finally be easing.
“The impact of a supply chain disruption is no longer an academic exercise,” RILA said on Wednesday. “We need only look in our rear-view mirror to see the economic and consumer harm that resulted from supply chain bottlenecks and delays that rippled throughout the economy post pandemic. Having worked through these challenges methodically over the past two years, retailers are loathe to stress-test contingency plans again.”
