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Shipping containers are stacked in the Port of New York and New Jersey in Elizabeth, New Jersey, May 20, 2021.

‘Where’s my stuff?’ Here’s why global supply chains are out of whack due to pandemic

Business, Economics and Jobs

Everyone has stories over the past year about hard-to-find items due to disrupted global supply chains — sometimes with devastating effects. 

An empoyee checks the separation process of blood donations at the Interregional Transfusion CRS in Bern, Switzerland, June 15, 2017. Blood shortages occur often in the US.

How game theory could help ensure you will get blood when you need it

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