United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread
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Arch Dornan
Oh, lovely. They've sent me a mo-ron.
Biden again claims Americans do not understand how supply chains work
President Biden insisted once more on Wednesday that Americans, no matter how smart they may be, do not truly understand how supply chains work.
www.foxnews.com
Do I need a PhD to understand what a supply chain is? At it's basic it's one industry that produces shit people need then someone is paid to take it from point A to point B to be sold or processed for shit people will pay even more for. To disrupt a supply chain it can be anything from shit like not getting paid, accidents and lack of staff to produce, process or take the shit from point A to point B.
Am I right so far?
Doomsought
Well-known member
Biden is from the same species that believes that just in time deliveries are the best idea ever.
LordsFire
Internet Wizard
The 'Just in time' system is powerful and useful, because it avoids having stockpiles of things not in use, and spending money warehousing. It's weak and dangerous, because it means you have little to no reserve and 'flex.'
It is a tool, nothing more, nothing less, and like any tool, overusing it or using it the wrong way is dangerous.
As many are now discovering to their pain.
bintananth
behind a desk
Sam Starfall from the webcomic Freefall has a pretty good take on this: when you rob someone, don't steal everything. If you do you can't steal from them again.
He's an anthropomorphic squid in an environment suit who comes from an alien society which considers theft to be an honest and honorable profession.
Terthna
Professional Lurker
He's just indulging in the regressive left's most treasured pastime; projecting.Biden again claims Americans do not understand how supply chains work
President Biden insisted once more on Wednesday that Americans, no matter how smart they may be, do not truly understand how supply chains work.
Do I need a PhD to understand what a supply chain is? At it's basic it's one industry that produces shit people need then someone is paid to take it from point A to point B to be sold or processed for shit people will pay even more for. To disrupt a supply chain it can be anything from shit like not getting paid, accidents and lack of staff to produce, process or take the shit from point A to point B.
Am I right so far?
Only thing I think you're missing is the beginning of the chain: gathering raw materials, transport of raw materials, processing of raw into base production material (ie. iron to steel), then transport of raw material to production center for finished good. In today's world, that could mean several stages of production before the final assembly of the good.
bintananth
behind a desk
Have you ever thought about what goes into the making of a 12oz aluminum beverage can?
Three sheets of very thin aluminum and a rivit all put together in such a way that a quarter fed to a vending machine for some soda when I was a kid meant that my mom got a few minutes of "one less kid to keep track of".
bintananth
behind a desk
Forgot about that because I've never seen the pull tab get used as a straw holder.
The real icing is that an aluminum beer/soda can doesn't burst until the pressure diffence hits 75-90psig. That's the icing because that's the kind of pressure difference submarine hulls have to handle under compression (instead of tension) when they're 200-250 feet below sea level.
The surprising science behind the aluminum soda can
Most of us interact with soda cans every day, so it's easy to forget that their design is the result of brilliant engineering and manufacturing carefully honed over decades. The modern soda can can hold beverages at pressures up to six atmospheres, yet is less than a tenth of a millimeter thick.
www.csmonitor.com
Bigking321
Well-known member
Sigh...
Well, look and act weak and embolden your enemies.
I wonder how much money he's going to send them and how much he will blame trump.
Well, look and act weak and embolden your enemies.
I wonder how much money he's going to send them and how much he will blame trump.
Well...this is gonna get interesting...in the Chinese sense.