Product shortages, supply disruptions, cyberattacks, labor constraints and transportation capacity issues have all become commonplace in 2021 as companies also continue to work through the impacts of a global pandemic that just won’t quit. Organizations are also dealing with high demand for their products, shifting customer habits and myriad other challenges that directly impact their supply chains.
If industry experts are on target with their predictions, companies may have to strap themselves in for the long haul and continue managing at least some of the issues that emerged in 2020 and that have carried into 2021.