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2021 - A Year of Shortages in Global Supply Chains

Graham Watson

2nd June 2021

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This is a genuinely interesting clip looking at the fragile nature of the global supply chain, and why shortages came about in the wake of the pandemic.

Shortages, causing shortages, causing shortages - largely as a result of bottlenecks in the shipping industry, and changing patterns of demand.

2021 - A Year of Shortages in Global Supply Chains
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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to tutor2u, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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