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soryang

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3. Just in time shipping system in the failure mode

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Mon Oct 25, 2021, 03:27 PM

Oct 2021

Shipping companies undercapitalized storage space, and driver resources, in order to maximize profits. When it doesn't work or a bottleneck develops, the failure is so large, that Uncle Sam is asked to pay the bill. What happened to magical mister market where the private sector resolves all problems more efficiently?

Great article by the way.

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Found a good thread re: how/why we are seeing so many shortages [View all] dixiegrrrrl Oct 2021 OP

Good post jmbar2 Oct 2021 #1

His ideas sound good to a complete novice like me. Jim__ Oct 2021 #2

Just in time shipping system in the failure mode soryang Oct 2021 #3

Corporations: Socialism for me but not for thee NullTuples Oct 2021 #7

Privatize the profits and socialize the failure costs The Mouth Oct 2021 #9

Starting to make sense KT2000 Oct 2021 #4

So glad you told me about it burning. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2021 #18

KNR N/T bluecollar2 Oct 2021 #5

Thank you for this most informative post. niyad Oct 2021 #6

That was eye-opening to me. Torchlight Oct 2021 #8

Bookmark! I'll get to this later.... liberalla Oct 2021 #10

good read.... Takket Oct 2021 #11

I just found out last night why the empty container storage bottleneck.... dixiegrrrrl Oct 2021 #20

Great post sis malaise Oct 2021 #12

Fun stuff to know about, eh? n/t dixiegrrrrl Oct 2021 #19

I'd be wary of "a three hour tour", especially if there is a millionaire and his wife, a movie star, Midnight Writer Oct 2021 #13

Like the idea of a railroad shuttle area and truck picking up the load there. Xolodno Oct 2021 #14

First step in the cure no one wants to talk about: Ron Green Oct 2021 #15

Bump MissB Oct 2021 #16

Shortages still haven't come to the Jersey Shore yet thankfully. OhZone Oct 2021 #17