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the economy "tanked." manufacturers were like, whoa, let's dial back chip orders. got out of the queue. economy never really tanked. chip suppliers -- (edited)

Posted by amanda jeans (aka amanda) Oct 4 '21, 11:24

had slowed production in response to slowing demand; it takes time to ramp back up. also some factory shutdowns bc outbreaks. now long lead times for chips. chips are back in production no prob but now demand is greater bc there were no chips for a while.

exacerbating this: everyone wants a new dock bc wfh. everyone wants an ipad for their kid's homeschool.

also: there are 60 container ships off the coast of CA because slowdowns and outages impacted docks, too.

also: truckers, factory workers are in short supply bc they're reulctant to come back to work after pandemic.

perfect storm. my trader joe's was out of pork shu mai yest, even.

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the rule of thumb we've been told for right now is if it used to take 6 months, add 50% so now will take 9 for our long lead items. Regular every - Beaker Oct 4, 11:37 1
- but like, when does this turn around? -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 11:40
Taiwan has had a bunch of issues too (disasters, COVID) and it supplies the vast majority of chips. -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 11:33
Meanwhile Oil Leak out here. Rising Oil prices. -- nm - budice Oct 4, 11:26

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the economy "tanked." manufacturers were like, whoa, let's dial back chip orders. got out of the queue. economy never really tanked. chip suppliers -- (edited)

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