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Nov 1st, 2021, 23:02 | #331 |
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Make no mistake - the supply chain infrastructure in this country is creaking and as the above article points out, things are run so tight now it doesn't take a significant shift in demand vs. plan to cause significant disruption.
Christmas is going to be telling... no one will go without but choices will be more limited.
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Our issues here in the UK are a large and wealthy population that has an enormous but unpredictable appetite. If cerise Nike trainers are suddenly in vogue then there will be a shortage of them, but the aubergine ones will be unsold on the shelves - but as you say Tannaton: no one will go without :-). Alan
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Haha that’s a perfect strap line for post-Brexit Global Britain going into 2022.
“No one will go without”. Someone better get the Conservatives’ PR unit on the phone… Whatever happened to those sunlit uplands eh.
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Thank you, 'Tannaton' and Alan, sound, reasoned arguments, both.
I know little of logistics and supply chain management, but I do know that JIT (Just in time) manufacturing has been the norm now for many years, especially in the motor industry. It generally works well, but it is also widely acknowledged that it does not take much of a hiccup for JIT to become JTBL (Just too b****y late). I've seen shortages of even the most minor components result in the stoppage of an entire production line. There really is nothing new under the sun! Regards, John.
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We complain about 'false news' then spend our time perpetuating the myth.
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As whippy points out below, brexit was the worst of it. Issues raised re complex supply chains and international relationships, political and border sensitivities, all played down by politicians to binary in vs out, project fear vs project reality. But that’s what the population wanted to hear and lapped it up. Despite those of us working in these industries pointing out the oversimplification. I think it’s an educational issue in the U.K. I’m any case I have no idea how we can rectify it rather than continue down the same path.
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I cannot recommend the film enough - it is just under an hour long, and I must admit I watched it right through twice in one evening - it was so interesting. I remain so very proud of what that generation endured so that we may enjoy such comfortable lives today. Alan. PS. I'm helping the Legion with the Poppy Appeal today and have recommended the film to several ex-RAF servicemen and their families.
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