Out of Stock: Supply Chain Crisis — Season 1, Episode 2: Panic at the Supermarket
Documentary • 42 min • 1 season, 3 episodes
Episode synopsis
The world has grown accustomed to stores filled with packed shelves, gasoline available at every station and online purchases arriving on time. However, the pandemic has impacted every step of the supply chain, from manufacturing to shipping worldwide to transporting within a country and even to stocking shelves. This limited series explores the complex shipping system at its best and how it has broken down, leaving goods stranded at docks and consumers panic shopping before holiday shortages ruin the upcoming season.
About Out of Stock: Supply Chain Crisis
The world has grown accustomed to stores filled with packed shelves, gasoline available at every station and online purchases arriving on time. But the pandemic has impacted every step of the supply chain, from manufacturing, to shipping worldwide, to transporting within a country, and even to stocking shelves. This limited series explores the complex shipping system at its best and how it has broken down, leaving goods stranded at docks and consumers panic shopping before holiday shortages ruin the upcoming season.