AutoGeek3000 t1_jdx83d1 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 9:15 PM

Reply to comment by Point-Connect in This apology note on my handleless gallon of water. by flowingink22

Agreed, I used to work in supply chain for a very large company and there are some items that needed a 1 year lead time. In other words, I had to order them 12 months ahead of when they would be delivered or they would not get delivered on time.

Most people don't realize how well oiled that machine was before covid, and how shutting it down completely fucked it. Yes, getting millions of pieces of tape, in the length, width, material, and adhesive you want, is probably really hard now in some cases.

Jaerin t1_jdxcj76 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 9:45 PM

They didn't order enough, that's the gamble I was talking about. Lots of companies downsized or chose to do things that may limit their production due to COVID and other potential changes in demand. The failed gamble is when you don't estimate properly with a lead time like that and then have no backup plan other than tell the customer why it changed and to blame someone else.