Guy
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The supply chain issues started over a year ago. So some delays like waiting 8 months for a specific couch have been worked through. Rivian delayed starting manufacture by many months earlier this year so that should cover the bulk of issues. They are recruiting and already have 2000 staff at their factory so again that should not be a limiting factor for utilising 25% of the factory capacity (no one is expecting 100% utilization yet).I was at my local Ikea this last weekend and as I stated (which you clearly didn't read) 80+% of the *items on the floor* were labeled as 'Currently Unavailable'. The shelves where you could just grab things and go were also incredibly bare compared to usual Ikea standards.
Perhaps you've never been involved in supply chain mechanics. Apple has sourced their materials years in advance and at any given time are installing chips in phones that they received WELL before the actual assembly took place. They're also, literally, one of the biggest companies in the world with dedicated third-party integrated supply chains. They can afford to throw 5x as much at a cargo container and just pass it onto the consumer, because Apple diehards will pay nearly any price for their shiny new phone.
You're right, the *absolute necessities* in the supply chain are functioning as normal, because they've been prioritized. I would love a solid explanation for how GDP is any indicator of the issues being highlighted, especially given that GDP also incorporates consumer spending, which is up and is a direct contributing factor to shortages when the shortages are already in existence.
I'll take my experience of completely replacing literally everything I own that wasn't a personal affect over the last month. It's been a complete shitshow. I can't even write this message from the comfy chair I ordered 2 motnhs ago that is currently scheduled to be delivered in June. Luckily, I can write it from the couch I ordered by asking the sales staff "What do you have that's in stock? Ok, I'll take that", because the couch I wanted wouldn't deliver until *August* of *2022*.
I'm pretty sure any cursory google search would show you that I'm not the only one experiencing these issues. Go walk into a furniture store and talk to the sales staff. Go try to schedule an electrician. Try to go buy more than 2 1-gallon containers of water per customer, or more than 1 pack of toilet paper per customer. :eyeroll:
Apple was an example of what many companies are managing to do, but their designs are not planned out multiple years in the future and the chips are new each year so their manufacturing partners can’t just work off a stockpile.
As for the IKEA example, obviously each store is different and you seem to be having multiple shortages, but don’t extrapolate that to everyone. It seems an awful lot is being priorisited including $160k Lucid Air cars! We will just have to wait and see what happens. I want Rivian to succeed and the pressure will be on them, and I just don’t want them to throw away the two year lead they have over Lucid and Kia for an EV three row SUV and the near year lead over Ford for an EV truck. But competition is coming.
As for the comment people made about retrofitting a factory. There are many advantages to having a structure, roof and services already in place. You would take time, and risk fitting those in with a new build.
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