DarkGamer@kbin.social to News@kbin.social · 11 months agoTornado damages Pfizer plant in North Carolina, will "likely lead to long-term shortages" of medicinewww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: news_us@lemmy.link
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkTornado damages Pfizer plant in North Carolina, will "likely lead to long-term shortages" of medicinewww.cbsnews.comDarkGamer@kbin.social to News@kbin.social · 11 months agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news_us@lemmy.link
A major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant was severely damaged after a deadly tornado ripped through North Carolina on Wednesday.
minus-squareLifeInOregon@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoUnfortunate? Yes. Do I feel bad for Pfizer? No. For their employees? Yes. Should a company with as much capital have redundancy in their manufacturing facilities to the point that “shortages” are nearly unthinkable? Absolutely.
minus-square1chemistdown@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·11 months agoThis is the problem with just in time supply chains
minus-squareGizmoLion@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-211 months agoCovid taught them nothing. It’s not short-term profitable so it’s unthinkable.
Unfortunate? Yes. Do I feel bad for Pfizer? No. For their employees? Yes.
Should a company with as much capital have redundancy in their manufacturing facilities to the point that “shortages” are nearly unthinkable? Absolutely.
This is the problem with just in time supply chains
Covid taught them nothing. It’s not short-term profitable so it’s unthinkable.