Lengthy Recovery to Normal Operations
The lead image is from Axios. The ISM has more details.
Please consider the ISM report COVID-19 SURVEY: IMPACTS ON GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS.
Nearly 75 percent of companies report supply chain disruptions in some capacity due to coronavirus-related transportation restrictions, and more than 80 percent believe that their organization will experience some impact because of COVID-19 disruptions. Of those, one in six (16%) companies report adjusting revenue targets downward an average of 5.6 percent due to the coronavirus.
“The story the data tells is that companies are faced with a lengthy recovery to normal operations in the wake of the virus outbreak,” said Thomas W. Derry, Chief Executive Officer of ISM. “For a majority of U.S. businesses, lead times have doubled, and that shortage is compounded by the shortage of air and ocean freight options to move product to the United States — even if they can get orders filled.”
Key Points
- 57 percent noted longer lead times for tier-1 China-sourced components, with average lead times more than doubling compared to the end of 2019.
- Manufacturers in China report operating at 50 percent capacity with 56 percent of normal staff.
- More than 44 percent of respondents do not have a plan in place to address supply disruption from China. Of those, a majority (23 percent of respondents) report current disruptions.
- Of the companies expecting supply chain impacts, the severity anticipated increases after the first quarter of 2020.
- Six in 10 (62%) respondents are experiencing delays in receiving orders from China.
- More than half (53%) are having difficulty getting supply chain information from China.
- Nearly one-half are experiencing delays moving goods within China (48%).
- Almost one-half (46%) report delays loading goods at Chinese ports.
Not Just Like the Flu™
Just Like the Flu™ comparisons looked ridiculous long ago, yet they still continue on Twitter.
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Came back around just to see how things are doing these days. Hoping everyone is improving! We can get through this thing.
Insane how much this thing has impacted business – I know this post was near the beginning of its effect on the USA, but I still wonder how the metrics hold up compared to now. Hoping things are continuing to improve around the globe.
Companies should build flexibility into the production process by identifying these weak points in the chain and ensuring alternate suppliers are available at all times. Products should be designed so that parts that can be produced in multiple factories in multiple countries.
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You do realize this has been caused by over reporting and social media panic. It appears news media doesn’t know when to shut it off. Obama had his viruses and they down played it and the media complied.
wtf are you talking about? People are dieing,experts are saying up to 70% of the population getting this crap which is 10x deadlier than the flu. Reconsider.
These short-term to mid-term disruptions with the supply line from China — assuming they are not too stretched out — will tell the fuller story of the covid-19 hit that China took. If things are humming by summer, great; if not, the entire story was not told.
Might be a bright side to this. We give farmers lots of subsidies to make sure we have food no matter what. We should consider doing the same for medical necessities.
The inefficiencies Libertarians don’t want to admit to needing!
Here in Greece we gentlemen and otherwise farmers ordered some agricultural equipment from Italy and were told all such shipments are on hold. The price of such equipment in inventory has also gone up. But fear not! It’s not a recession until we have two quarters of negative growth and the NBER says so! And on the WHO front page it says: “Together for a healthier world” -Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, with no pandemic as of yesterday says the WHO. Wait, what? I hear the WHO just said Covid-19 is a pandemic? Oh, it’s official now, we can panic!? Recession to follow…and DJ-30 to 20k then 10k, both buying points IMO for long term investors.
Apparently the same person now saying that countries aren’t being active enough, that had previously called against travel bans ?
That is exactly the problem with “organization men” constitutionally wedded to “measured” responses: They’ll always be a half step behind. Which wrt most issues are OK, since even half a step behind is close enough to avert far and away most fallout; and it is a lot easier, cheaper and more efficient to hold off dealing with something until you know more about what you are dealing with.
But when something grows exponentially, half a step behind is half an order of magnitude too little. So it just doesn’t work anymore.
Then, you have to get out in front, like the Chinese did in Wuhan. And only then, once you are in front and on top, hence in control, you can start experimenting with “measured responses”, like allowing some to return to work and see what happens, again.
But first, you have to get in front of the exponential explosion. At any cost whatsoever. Damn the torpedoes, nuke the planet, but get in front!
When someone very well known contracts – and dies – from virus, panic will hit 11 on the amp.
Unless it’s Trump. There will be parades in most major metropolitan areas.
The Internet doesn’t stay up all by itself.
Even if it does, doesn’t mean there will be anyone at the other end when stressed …
“Home delivery of supermarkets in Madrid collapsed.
Home purchase orders through the Internet have skyrocketed in recent days and different supermarket chains have reinforced the service to respond to this significant increase in demand, while Mercadona has suspended shipments in the Community of Madrid.
This has been confirmed to Efe on Wednesday sources from the distribution sector, who have acknowledged that in some cases delivery is being delayed more days than usual, due to the heavy workload. In fact, some sources suggest that these home deliveries have been “collapsed” mainly in Madrid, which has forced the teams to strengthen.” elperiodico
Most work to keep it up, can either be done remotely. Or of not, then outside, well beyond the 3-15 feet critical contagion distance from others.
Don’t risk getting your toilet plugged up during a lockdown, and expect a plumber to show up quickly, though….
I’ve personally noticed that spam from China has practically disappeared. Maybe if that disease called Google would go away, that’d be a good outcome of this Corona virus.
I tried to get Spam at Walmart, and it was sold out. (just kidding)