{"682857":{"#nid":"682857","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A Summer Read for Supply Chain Learners: \u0027How the World Ran Out of Everything\u0027 by Peter Goodman","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EI want to recommend a book that I think is especially timely for anyone working in, studying, or simply trying to understand today\u2019s supply chain landscape. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-World-Ran-Out-Everything\/dp\/0063257920\u0022\u003EPeter Goodman\u2019s \u003Cem\u003EHow the World Ran Out of Everything\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E takes you inside the global disruption we all lived through \u2014 but it also challenges some of the assumptions we\u0027ve made about how supply chains are supposed to work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis isn\u2019t a technical manual. It\u2019s a well-researched, human story \u2014 with frontline accounts from truckers, factory workers, port operators, and business leaders \u2014 and it puts real names and faces behind the headlines. For those of us who\u2019ve been in this field for a while, many of the companies and consultants referenced will be familiar. I\u2019ve worked in and with those same types of organizations, and I\u2019ll say this plainly: so much of what happens in supply chains comes down to incentives. And that\u2019s a thread this book pulls on again and again.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhy I Think It\u2019s Worth Reading Now\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EIt lays bare the tension between short-term profitability and long-term resilience.\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat balance is hard \u2014 even for well-run companies. This book doesn\u2019t offer easy answers, but it helps you see the tradeoffs more clearly.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIt\u2019s realistic about reshoring and nearshoring.\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYes, they\u2019re happening. But unless you\u2019re Walmart or a top-tier buyer, they\u2019re not easy plays. The book does a good job showing why that\u2019s true.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIt tackles the complexity of working with China.\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELike many of you, I\u2019ve been in conversations where we talk about moving away from China \u2014 and then realize how difficult (and costly) that would be. This book captures that paradox well: we can\u2019t live with them, but we can\u2019t live without them either.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIt reminds us that behind every system are people.\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis part resonated with me. From seafarers stuck at sea to small businesses trying to stay afloat, it brings the human side of supply chain to the forefront.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWho Might Enjoy This\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPractitioners thinking about how to build more resilient systems\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEarly-career professionals who want to see how theory meets practice\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAnyone who wants a thoughtful, readable entry point into the \u201cwhy\u201d behind the supply chain headlines\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs we explore new solutions \u2014 whether AI, circular supply chains, or new sourcing strategies \u2014 it\u0027s worth pausing to ask: what were we solving for before? And are the incentives any different now?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is a good summer read to help frame that discussion.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA grounded look at what happens when supply chains break \u2014 and what it teaches us about how we build them.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A grounded look at what happens when supply chains break \u2014 and what it teaches us about how we build them."}],"uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2025-06-23 19:39:30","changed_gmt":"2025-08-22 21:04:44","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-06-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-06-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677261":{"id":"677261","type":"image","title":"How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain","body":null,"created":"1750709198","gmt_created":"2025-06-23 20:06:38","changed":"1750709198","gmt_changed":"2025-06-23 20:06:38","alt":"How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain","file":{"fid":"261144","name":"SummerReadRecommendation-PeterGoodman.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/06\/23\/SummerReadRecommendation-PeterGoodman.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/06\/23\/SummerReadRecommendation-PeterGoodman.png","mime":"image\/png","size":2156834,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/06\/23\/SummerReadRecommendation-PeterGoodman.png?itok=ita0Qcn-"}},"674087":{"id":"674087","type":"image","title":"Chris Gaffney","body":"\u003Cp\u003EChris Gaffney\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1717067903","gmt_created":"2024-05-30 11:18:23","changed":"1771883375","gmt_changed":"2026-02-23 21:49:35","alt":"Chris Gaffney, Managing Director, Georgia Tech Supply Chain and Logistics Institute","file":{"fid":"257557","name":"chris-gaffney_scl.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/05\/30\/chris-gaffney_scl.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/05\/30\/chris-gaffney_scl.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":129544,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/05\/30\/chris-gaffney_scl.jpg?itok=_M0fOBTF"}}},"media_ids":["677261","674087"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/news-events\/newsletters","title":"View past SCL newsletters and join our mailing list"}],"groups":[{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[{"id":"139","name":"Business"}],"keywords":[{"id":"194489","name":"scl-spot"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003Einfo@scl.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}