The broken-chain emoji was technically unveiled late last year and is only now, Daniel said, starting to get some traction as it is adopted across platforms and in iOS 17.4 and later.

“I would categorize it as ‘efficiently broken,’” said Buffington, whose own book about supply chains, “Reinventing the Supply Chain: A 21st Century Covenant with America,” had its ...

New York Times correspondent Peter Goodman illuminates the breakdown of the global supply chain during the pandemic. He says it was rooted in risky management practices, government deregulation ...

Alas, no one expects supply chains to untangle any time soon. Donahue at AlixPartners hears that normal could be anywhere from 18 to 24 months away.