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Transcript: Ryan Petersen on How Global Supply Chains Have Gotten Even Worse

LONG BEACH, CA - SEPTEMBER 08: Trucks are driven near the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, the busiest port complex in the US (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

LONG BEACH, CA - SEPTEMBER 08: Trucks are driven near the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, the busiest port complex in the US (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Photographer: David McNew/Getty Images North America

On Odd Lots, we’ve been talking about supply chain stress for months. And with each discussion, there’s an assumption that it’s eventually going to return to normal. But so far, it hasn’t and in fact this week the White House even announced a series of executive actions to ease the strains. So why has it proven to be so difficult to find equilibrium? On this episode we check back in with Ryan Petersen, the CEO of Flexport, which helps companies manage their supply chains. He helped to explain why things just seem to be getting worse. The transcript below has been lightly edited for clarity.

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