Have you ever tried to fix something that required a tool or a part, but once you had the tool, you still couldn’t solve the problem? I’m flashing back to trips between my house and the hardware store, after getting home and via trial and error, realizing I needed a different size, different brand, or different tool altogether.
There’s an old adage, “fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice…shame on me”. Side note, I can’t help but read that in George W Bush’s accent and chuckle. Looking at the world around us, it’s safe to say industry and society were collectively taken by surprise. The effects are evident across everything from the price of crude, to the number of jobless claims, to the visible impact on the supply chain. Despite all of that, manufacturers and distributors are still being called on to answer the bell and produce and deliver goods with minimal disruption.
