When I was a kid I though the mail delivery system was like magic. Now I wish it was, because this job is getting really hard to do. Everyone complains about "shipping delays." Frustrating

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My vp of global likes to joke that “people say supply-chain isn’t rocket science… but year over year it gets closer to being just that”

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I absolutely agree

Yeah ain't nothing magical about the work that I do I can tell you that much

Demand has grow while global situations make supply more problematic. There isn't too much that's going right recently.

Is it an issue with current problems that blame from commercial side keeps coming to supply chain?

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