Harvard Business Review
Writing in Harvard Business Review, BCG’s George Stalk and Pierre Mercier discuss the bottlenecks and backlogs wreaking havoc on global supply chains. The pandemic caused a surge in demand that overwhelmed suppliers, but even with lockdowns ending and virus fears subsiding, Stalk and Mercier anticipate that supply chain instability will continue for months—potentially years. Business leaders may not have the capability to solve systemic supply chain crises at their roots, but the authors explain that leaders can implement a series of strategies to mitigate complications within their organizations.