Infographic | Pandemic Disruption Of Global Transportation Adds Up To Higher Costs, Longer Wait Times For Medical Supplies


August 2021

COVID-19 continues to negatively impact the healthcare supply chain. The need to replenish critical medical supplies from overseas sources is combining with unprecedented transportation complications to create problems that are slowing the recovery of the U.S. healthcare system. Healthcare distributors are taking action to address these challenges and build a more robust and resilient supply chain.


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Truck driver shortage; freight rail imbalance; shipping container scarcity
Slowed healthcare recovery
Healthcare distributors are taking action
Sources: American Trucking Association, 2018; DSV, 7/16/21; Bimco, 6/10/21