DarkGamer@kbin.social to News@kbin.social · 3 年前Tornado damages Pfizer plant in North Carolina, will "likely lead to long-term shortages" of medicinewww.cbsnews.comvideomessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1videoTornado damages Pfizer plant in North Carolina, will "likely lead to long-term shortages" of medicinewww.cbsnews.comDarkGamer@kbin.social to News@kbin.social · 3 年前message-square3fedilinkfile-text
A major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant was severely damaged after a deadly tornado ripped through North Carolina on Wednesday.
minus-squareLifeInOregon@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 年前Unfortunate? Yes. Do I feel bad for Pfizer? No. For their employees? Yes. Should a company with as much capital have redundancy in their manufacturing facilities to the point that “shortages” are nearly unthinkable? Absolutely.
minus-square1chemistdown@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 年前This is the problem with just in time supply chains
minus-squareGizmoLion@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-23 年前Covid taught them nothing. It’s not short-term profitable so it’s unthinkable.
Unfortunate? Yes. Do I feel bad for Pfizer? No. For their employees? Yes.
Should a company with as much capital have redundancy in their manufacturing facilities to the point that “shortages” are nearly unthinkable? Absolutely.
This is the problem with just in time supply chains
Covid taught them nothing. It’s not short-term profitable so it’s unthinkable.