Many of us old timer “gloom and doomer” and “conspiracy theory” types have been complaining about JIT for decades.
The key is for each household to have its own large inventory—at least of non-perishable goods—as long as corporate America refuses to do so.
From a business perspective JIT makes a ton of sense. No more warehouses, no more backroom, reduced spoilage, it’s completely awesome. All the way up until it isn’t.
Of course the reality is all these supply chain problems of the last 3 years have at most mildly inconvenienced me. Couple mild issues, but really nothing serious.
Been prepping, especially since 2008