摘要 : Suddenly, we were halfway through the calendar year - and beginning the new financial one. How is the world of supply chain faring halfway through 2022? By some estimates, things look bleak. In June, Citigroup published a report, ... 展开 Suddenly, we were halfway through the calendar year - and beginning the new financial one. How is the world of supply chain faring halfway through 2022? By some estimates, things look bleak. In June, Citigroup published a report, Global Supply Chains: The Complexities Multiply, in which its authors regretted that the uphill climb was proving more testing than they had earlier anticipated. "Bottom line," the report reads, "we find that supply chain pressures have proved to be more persistent, and apparently deep rooted, than we had expected even a few months ago. And the Russia-Ukraine conflict seems to be further amplifying the stresses. Given these realities, any hopes of a near-term improvement in supply chain conditions have been shattered. The challenges in the months ahead look to be as acute as at any time over the past two years." 收起