Nearly two years from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the issues with supply and demand that we thought were temporary remain. Indeed, countries around the globe continue to face supply chain disruption like never before. Demand for products — in everything from food and beverage, electronics and high-value goods — is at an all-time high, while shortages of workers, components and raw materials, transport and logistics issues, and disruptions in energy supply have combined to create a perfect storm within the global supply chain.