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成人APP精选Experts Weigh In on Supply Chain Issues

Dec 6, 2021

The holiday shopping season is in full gear, but supply issues continue to complicate fulfillment of shoppers鈥� wish lists. 成人APP精选Professor Darren Prokop is an expert in supply chain management, and has been featured in several recent articles on the topic.

In the , Prokop commented on the short-term benefits of a suggested new shipping route called the Anchorage Pacific Air-to-Sea Service that could boost the amount of cargo moving through the airport.

Earlier in the season, the Anchorage Daily News reported on and higher prices in Alaska caused by disruptions in the global supply chain. 鈥淭his is supply chain inflation,鈥� Prokop said in the article. 鈥淭he worry down the line is what if we have general inflation. We鈥檙e not there yet, but when too much money is chasing too few goods, that鈥檚 where price inflation happens.鈥�

Ralph Townsend, 成人APP精选professor of economics, also contributed to this discussion, noting that there are cascading problems impacting the supply of many products that are in demand.

What are the factors leading to breakage in the system? Both Townsend and Prokop described the challenges in an hour-long 鈥溾�� segment.

鈥淟ong multi-country linkages are fragile and prone to strain and fraying when demand pressure builds,鈥� said Prokop. COVID-19 has impacted the linkage in many ways. 鈥淲ith the surge in demand coupled with shortage of capacity and bottlenecks, we are seeing prices go up, delays鈥�and ripple effects along the supply chain.鈥�

鈥淭he supply chain is making decisions months ahead of time,鈥� Townsend said. 鈥淭hat assumes that manufacturers and shippers know what people want.鈥� The pandemic has changed what people wanted in ways that the supply chain can鈥檛 predict, he said.

When there鈥檚 too much stuff in one place and not enough in another, there are bottlenecks, Prokop said in an that focused on winter gear shortages. He said the problems won鈥檛 be resolved 鈥渦ntil uncertainty over things like potential lockdowns or worker shortages quiets down.鈥�

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