Despite high hopes, the 2021 peak season proved to be just as difficult as last year’s season. With so many challenges piling up in the form of a worker shortage, supply chain delays and increased consumer demand, operations struggled to keep up. Our Post-Peak survey delved further into how the season went for companies. Here are 5 of the top findings.
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