Three drivers affect the supply chain:
- Immediate demand for hand sanitizer and surface cleaners.
- A shift from wholesale (restaurants) to retail packaging.
- The ripple effect of the long lead-times causing companies to increase inventories based on the unknown future.
Allocation is a secondary result of these areas, especially the hand sanitizer packaging surge that started in March of 2020 and has continued now into 2021.
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