supply chain disruption
Goods flow interruption
Supply chain disruption is any event that interrupts the normal flow of goods from raw materials to finished products reaching consumers.
Causes range from natural disasters and pandemics to labor strikes, shipping delays, and geopolitical conflicts.
The term gained widespread use during the COVID-19 pandemic, when shortages of everything from toilet paper to semiconductors made supply chain issues a household phrase.
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- chip shortageInsufficient integrated circuit supply
- empty shelvesStorage with nothing stored
- out of stockInventory exhausted
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
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- economic protestlabor strike, general strike, rent strike, consumer boycott, picket
- global crisesclimate crisis, financial crisis, debt crisis, energy crisis, food crisis
- protectionismprotectionism, trade barriers, tariffs, import quotas, trade restrictions
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