Global Supply Chain Crisis 2021: Megathread - A cozy thread for watching the supply chain fall apart just in time for the holidays

Should the title be re-worded to expand the scope of the thread?

  • The US Trucking Crisis of 2021 works fine

    Votes: 25 9.4%
  • The US Logistics Crisis of 2021

    Votes: 30 11.2%
  • The US Transportation Crisis of 2021

    Votes: 7 2.6%
  • The US Supply Chain Crisis of 2021

    Votes: 35 13.1%
  • Global Supply Chain Crisis 2021

    Votes: 206 77.2%

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How is importing cheaper when you live on a giant island full of untouched land and natural resources?
Because time is more expensive in rich countries due to the wider range of job opportunities & the social programs they fund. So you ship those resources off to a place where people will sell their time for less in order to get them turned into useful products.
 
Iran and Venezuela with 0.20USD/gallon pricing. Syria only 0.80USD/gallon. Israel $7USD gallon!

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So the general consensus around Japan seems to be that, at least in terms of national shipping, there won't be any problems at all. Japan has a shit ton of ports, so if one gets full it's not such a logistical issue to get permission to go a half hour south or an hour north to find another one. A fairly big chunk of cargo gets moved around by rail too, which, barring natural disasters (this year that now includes volcanic eruptions LMAO), never stops.

There's also no labor shortage because the government offered very little incentive to stay home and quit working. The Abe/Suga Bux they did hand out were the exact same for everyone regardless of occupation or status. The only other support mostly went to service industries that were "rewarded" for following the COVID State of Emergency guidelines, especially shorter hours and no alcohol for restaurants. Interestingly, most restaurants realized pretty quickly that the fine they would get for choosing to serve alcohol was easily covered by the sale of alcohol, kek.

Overall, the price hikes and shortages will only come if things overseas continue to be fucked.
 
This is just my experience, but I haven't experience much problems buying stuff. The supermarkets and drugstores around me seem to be as well stocked both in quality and variety as before. I believe meat has increased in price (maybe canned tuna?), but not terribly so.

Again, just my experience, maybe I've just haven't looked cafefully enough. One very noticeable difference is how, at a bus terminus, the McD's has closed permanently and a coffee shop is closed at 2:00 PM (and weekends I believe).

Also, I remember seeing on video on the supply chain that argues that the result of the shortages will not be some Mad Max death of civilization, but a new recession, as consumers and firms adjust to the intermittent supply and higher prices by cutting back spending. So even when supply chains are able to adjust, they will come back to market with much less demand.
 
I asked to pork their brains out, not out their pork brains! This is all wrong!
Get a skillet, get some bacon grease nice and hot. If you’ve got any green onions, maybe sprinkle some in there and let them get soft. Dump that can of brains in there along with all the milk gravy and fry it up until you can smell it. Then dump in 3 or 4 eggs lightly beaten. Scramble the whole thing up and serve it on toast. Damn good eating.

If you like that, then you ought to try pineapple and anchovy pizza. The salty anchovies perfectly counters the sweetness of the pineapples. You just have to remember to put the anchovies on AFTER you cook it. Otherwise it’s way too fishy.
 
Supply Chains affecting mechanics as well. Expect to pay out the ass for replacement parts.

Article: https://longisland.news12.com/mechanics-facing-longer-waits-higher-prices-for-car-parts-in-asia
Archive: https://archive.md/737bU
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Mechanics facing longer waits, higher prices for car parts in Asia

It could take drivers longer than usual to get their oil changed or take their cars back in for service due to roadblocks suppliers are facing.

Joseph Sabia, owner of Sabia’s Car Care on Fort Salonga Road in Northport, tells News 12 he is waiting several days to get parts that normally would be delivered in around an hour.

The mechanic has been working in the area for nearly 50 years and says he’s never seen anything like this.

“You’ve got to call nine different parts, houses to get what you need to fix one car,” Sabia says.

Sabia says the parts he needs for routine auto repairs are getting harder to find and leading to backups at his business.

“It’s getting more and more difficult to get brake rotos, rubber now is a problem, tires, fan belts, hoses,” Sabia says. “You take a job and you want to get it out in two or three hours, the car can sit here for a day or two or even more.”

AAA Northeast spokesperson Robert Sinclair Jr. says the hard-to-find parts are mostly being shipped in from Asia and many of them are still stuck at ports. He says even after they are unloaded, there can be delays delivering the parts across the country.

“The bottleneck bottom line is truck drivers, having an insufficient amount of truck drivers,” Sinclair Jr. says. “A lot of truck drivers got laid off or left the profession during the peak of the pandemic in 2020 and they haven’t come back.”

Sabia says the shortage is leading to higher prices that can sometimes reach 30%.

“I’m hoping the supply chain gets easier on us and that the prices come back down,” Sabia says.

Sinclair Jr. says drivers can possibly prevent cars from breaking down by getting routine maintenance performed as soon as possible, especially as it gets closer to the winter season
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That could just be the POS system being as Autistic as Chris Chan getting into an Argument with Movie Bob over what Cutie Mark a Mario Pony would have.

I've Legitimately have had items in the inventory that were registering as negative amounts, gotten a salaried manager to fix it and checked a day later and had it go back to negative despite it being impossible for us to have sold one...SINCE IT WAS OUT OF STOCK and since it was a type of chilled eggs I know there weren't any hidden somewhere because THEY ARE EGGS AND IF SOMEONE FINDS THEM IN HARDWARE THEY AREN'T GOING TO FUCKING BUY THEM.

And since nobody at store level can do manual orders if the counts system is fucked then god help you trying to get something in.
I wonder if this is a subtle ongoing cyberattack aimed at crashing our economy? Literally nothing seems to work right these days. You wouldn't believe the problems we have had trying to pick up a rental that was supposedly in stock and ready to go. Admittedly, I'm paranoid about cyberattacks because I have had numerous dreams that seem like prophecies about an upcoming earthquake, and one of them forecasts that it will be during an election vital to Biden (technically, the California recall hasn't wrapped up yet, it's supposed to be certified the 22nd, although I suppose that the dream could be referring to the inevitable post-election lawsuits) and a Chinese cyberattack (I was urging our hackers to carry out retaliation against the Chinese for this). (Tonight between 2 and 3 am is the last window this week, and it's a full moon which supposedly makes earthquakes more likely, so...)
 
I'd like to take a moment to once again thank the regulars in the thread for everything you guys have been posting. I've been bottle feeding a pair of abandoned kittens and haven't had as much time to do news round ups, plus other Kiwis often get insights or perspectives that I just can't provide or don't have access to.

So, GG group. You're all very appreciated.

Also, I got my act together enough to have a few things to add, so here goes.

Panic ordering by retailers is making the supply chain crisis ‘even worse’ (Archive)
However, Savoir said the situation of retailers overstocking is causing a bigger crunch on capacity, and leading to what he called a “bullwhip effect.” That’s a term describing how small changes in demand at the retail level can progressively cause larger movements in demand to impact wholesalers, distributors and manufacturers. The supplier of raw materials will feel the biggest impact.

The end result of this effect could include distorted demand forecasts and unfulfilled orders.

RBC Wealth Management also flagged a similar issue in an Oct. 15 note.

“Because the problems are well known, orders for raw materials, component parts, and finished goods are now being placed earlier than normal, which is lengthening the queue, creating a vicious cycle,” the firm said in the note.

Inflation Is About to Get Much Worse, Even if Shortages End (Archive)
Thus, there’s no sign of less-loose money that would portend any slowdown but still points to persistent inflation into 2022, Ruskin says. Even given supply-chain effects, monetary policy continues to prop up these inflationary impulses.

“It also means that policy makers cannot cop-out in blaming a supply-side snarl. A monetary problem requires a monetary solution,” he concludes. For investors used to imbibing central-bank liquidity, that would promise a painful hangover.

Also, some nice validation for the people who think businesses are struggling because they won't offer a living wage.
A Florida man applied for 60 entry-level jobs in a month to prove the so-called 'labor shortage' is a myth

And then there's this retardation.
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Iran and Venezuela with 0.20USD/gallon pricing. Syria only 0.80USD/gallon. Israel $7USD gallon!

Israelies always payed out the ass for petrol. It's 100% draconian government tariffs to try to dissuade the population from getting a car (while not giving any worthwhile alternatives since taxies are costly as shit, the trains constantly late or break down, buses are also late and are in general disgusting, and the subway program is like 10 years overdue. Oh and did I mention all of the above aren't operational on Saturdays? Since why exactly will people want to go outside on a day off?).
At least there seems to be no shortage of food due to the agriculture sector being relatively self reliant, but like petrol the prices always been crazy high.
 
Israelies always payed out the ass for petrol. It's 100% draconian government tariffs to try to dissuade the population from getting a car (while not giving any worthwhile alternatives since taxies are costly as shit, the trains constantly late or break down, buses are also late and are in general disgusting, and the subway program is like 10 years overdue. Oh and did I mention all of the above aren't operational on Saturdays? Since why exactly will people want to go outside on a day off?).
At least there seems to be no shortage of food due to the agriculture sector being relatively self reliant, but like petrol the prices always been crazy high.
Do they at least exempt agricultural fuel use from taxation, the way we do in Hamerica?
 
Seriously if you need survival food on the go, pemmican is the way. Energy dense, nutritious and lasts indefinitely.

Pemmican instructions
not quite indefinitely. unless perhaps frozen? i'd say an easy 3 months if you add fruit nuts or other bits to it. over 6 if just tallow and meat, but dont trust it after a year.

Hard tack however, that shit actually will outlast you, your children, and their children if kept sealed
 
I'm not normally a pepper but now is the time to stock up on canned goods and other items with a long shelf life, like rice. Also, don't forget water. You can get some 55 gallon food-safe drums for cheap and fill them up yourself. If the situation doesn't improve, things can get chaotic quickly. If the situation does get better, then at least you have some spare food you can eat whenever.
 
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