Source: The WaN Street Joumal $($Sept$.23,2021).($Oct$.9-10,2021)$ and $($Nov$.12,2021).$

Critical Thinking Questions

Global supply bottlenecks peaked in late $2021$ because

A$.$ global labor shortages persisted after COVID.

B$.$ many Asian countries were still in lockdowns at that point.

C$.$ delays in ports disrupted unloading.

D$.$ demand for goods increased from consumers.

E$.$ all of these reasons are true.

Computer chip and semiconductor shortages

A$.$ could all be blamed on Malaysia.

B$.$ were the result of Chinese port disruptions.

C$.$ were due to truck shortages in Indonesia.

D$.$ meant that Daimler $($Mercedes Benz$)$ had to close its plants until $2023.$

E$.$ impacted auto industry production.