While many consumers have been affected first-hand by expensive and absent products, Rob Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management, debunks common myths about the current supply chain disruption and the causes.
“A more realistic approach to the driver shortage is to improve the efficiency with which we deploy trucks,” said Handfield. “The lines are killer, as evidenced by the Los Angeles port, where the images of backed up trucks resemble a Black Friday frenzy outside a store with one guy working the register.”
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