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Apparently the main action so far is to jawbone LA and Long Beach to open for more hours. The Executive Directors of the ports are in line with this.

But port governance gives them little actual power to open the terminals for longer hours. Ports are basically landlords, and have no operational control over the terminal operators, which are several different firms. It’s not clear what the Directors can do to change operations at these private firms.

Some announcements have been made, and it will be worth watching to see if any of the terminals do actually lengthen their hours of service. Doing so would help move cargo quicker, and that is certainly needed right now.

By Nick Savvides 14/10/2021
President Biden challenges private sector to tackle supply chain logjams – The Loadstar

An interesting article about the need for supply chain advocates. These folks help participants see how they fit into supply chains and how they can change operations to make things work better for everyone.

http://supplychainmit.com/2015/10/20/the-rise-of-the-supply-chain-advocate/

At the end though, all the participants must feel satisfied that they are gaining from participation. This is a knotty allocation problem and admits no easy solution. For instance it is unlikely that any pricing system can fairly divide the costs or benefits.

And if participants don’t play, the supply chain does not get the full benefit. That dilutes the power of the integration, and costs more. So there is a premium on keeping everyone on board.

The advocate can play a key role in keeping the coalition together. She can make sure fact based information is shared and consistently present the reasons for sticking together. It’s a negotiation process that goes on forever. The mediator can keep it going.

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