Retailers and consumer-goods companies are taking steps to circumvent the supply-chain bottlenecks at West Coast ports and in other parts of the supply network, but Moody’s warns that some actions could have negative consequences.
Supply-chain challenges during the COVID pandemic are not new; companies took sometimes dramatic steps to save Christmas in 2021. Even as companies try to take precautions for any new or persistent problems, there could still be unintended results.
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