Becker's Healthcare February 2, 2022
Experts predict supply chain troubles in the U.S., characterized by images of overloaded ports, will likely persist throughout the year, in part because what’s needed to address the problems is a complicated undertaking, The New York Times reported Feb. 1.
“It’s unlikely to happen in 2022,” Phil Levy, PhD, chief economist at Flexport, a San Francisco-based freight forwarding company, told the Times. “My crystal ball gets murky further out.”
There are a number of interventions that would have to happen in order to get the supply chain back on track, such as building more ships and additional warehouses and hiring an influx of truck drivers, “none of which can be conjured quickly or cheaply,” author Peter Goodman writes.
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