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Fixing America’s imperfect shipping system

Recode Daily

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Science, Technology, Society & Culture

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

You know that PS5 you ordered weeks ago that hasn’t arrived yet on your doorstep? The reason behind that delay is more complex than you might think. Recode’s Rebecca Heilweil (@rebheilweil) explains how every step in the US shipping system is broken, and how to fix it. Read Rebecca’s story here: https://www.vox.com/recode/2021/11/5/22764088/supply-chain-shipping-delays-logistics This episode was made by: Host: Adam Clark Estes (@adamclarkestes) Producer: Alan Rodriguez Espinoza (@ardzes) Engineer: Melissa Pons Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:39.6

Delabor shortages and supply chain issues that have plagued the United States and

0:44.0

the world at large for well over a year aren't going away. There's not a lot

0:49.1

Americans can do to fix product shortages and manufacturing delays abroad, but

0:53.8

there are a few things we can do to address shipping problems here at home. And

0:58.1

with demand ramping up as we head into the holidays, the pressure is on to

1:02.6

fix things quickly. So what can we do?

1:08.2

Recodes Rebecca Hywell has been investigating the problem and the solutions and

1:12.5

she's here to explain. Hey, Rebecca. Hey. So we've known about the problems in

1:18.3

the supply chain for a while. In the last couple years, we've run low on pretty

1:22.5

much everything, lumber, toilet paper, computer chips. What are we in the most

1:28.9

need of now and what's causing these delays? Right now, US shipping issues are

1:34.6

affecting a whole different number of industries. People are struggling to get

1:38.3

medical supplies into their country, not necessarily as dire. It's the beginning

1:41.9

of the pandemic, but there are a lot of delays. We're seeing shipping problems

1:45.4

for exporting agricultural products. All the holiday gifts and devices that people

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