QUOTE (GMR @ Jan 6 2010, 11:38 PM)
Watching BBC 24 hour is said that many supermarkets are running out off stock because they can't get the supplies to the stores.
You wonder how we ever managed in the 60's when it was 10 times worse than it is at the moment.
Local sourcing versus a few regional distribution centers.
Things which had to travel much longer distances were not handled any better than they are today. It was just fortunate that most things the average person bought in those days would come from somewhere fairly local in most cases.