Companies struggle with long delivery times

Electronic items, cars or building materials such as wood and steel: the aftermath of the pandemic and the Ukraine war mean that many products have long delivery times. The local dealers are also feeling the effects of this. And it leads to customers dropping out – or calling for a contractual penalty.

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Closed production facilities, port congestion, a lack of drivers – the pandemic has thrown a wrench in the gears of the global economic cycle. And with the Ukraine war, including sanctions and cut transport connections between China and Europe via Russian territory, the international supply chains are facing a greater acid test than ever.

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