THE VIDEO SHELF · supply chain shortages
Why There are Now So Many Shortages (It's Not COVID)
Wendover Productions explains the wave of supply shortages in 2021, arguing the causes go beyond COVID. It covers how just-in-time manufacturing was applied, container imbalances and the chip shortage.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters point to it as a better explanation of just-in-time versus the Toyota Way and of container and chip shortages.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Wendover Productions
- Topic
- supply chain shortages
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2022
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I’ve heard recently (in a video that I don’t know how to find again) that that’s exactly what happened with the automotive industry’s chip shortage: Toyota was the only one that built a stock of chips in advance, and now are the only ones that …
AlbertoGP on Hacker News · 2021-06
In Japan's government plans to encourage 4-day workweek, but experts splitI don't think that's exactly true and actually may be a common misconception - see [VIDEO] for a much better explanation than I could provide.
danparsonson on Hacker News · 2021-08
In Chip shortage: Toyota to cut global production by 40%
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