Why is the global supply chain still experiencing frequent disruptions?

The global supply chain is like a big game of pass the parcel, but everyone is playing at once and sometimes they drop the parcel.

Imagine you're in a room with your friends, passing a toy around. If one person drops it or takes too long to pass it, the whole game slows down. That's what happens with supply chains, companies all over the world are sending goods like toys from one place to another. But if something goes wrong in one country, like a factory can't make enough toys, or a ship gets stuck at sea, it affects everyone else too.

Sometimes, things get even more complicated because people don’t all agree on when to go or stop. Think of traffic lights, if some stop and others keep going, the traffic jams get worse. Similarly, countries can have problems like weather, labor shortages, or even disagreements that slow down the whole game.

So, it's like a big, busy game where everyone is trying to pass things quickly, but sometimes they trip over each other, and that’s why the supply chain gets disrupted so often!