Supply Chain Problems

Meeting Demand 

When I worked in the manufacturing world, when demand increased, and supplies were low, we all worked more hours until more people could be hired and trained. Since some of the work called for skilled machinists in the shop or skilled labor in the tool crib, or skilled people in the foundry, it might take longer to ramp up. But ramp up we did. The company offered the training for free. The idea was to offer a service our customers could rely on. We wanted to make sure we took care of their needs in a timely manner. Investing in the future kept costs down. There were no shortages to drive costs up. It was a big picture approach.

Has This Changed?

Look at the supply chain issues. This problem has been apparent since the early days of the pandemic. That's over a year ago. If there's money to be made and jobs to be had, it would seem the bottlenecks in the supply chain are an opportunity? Why does it take a pointed reminder from the president that you might need to put in more hours to solve this issue?