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Supply chain delays are hitting the small shops hardest (lem.cochrun.xyz)

submitted 1 day ago by mk_machinist@lem.cochrun.xyz to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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Been watching lead times on basic tooling and fasteners stretch out again. The big guys can absorb a 90 day delay, a one-man shop cannot. You keep quoting jobs against stock you do not have and the customer walks. Anyone else seeing this or is it just my lane?

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[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Small shops can't afford to pay higher prices and temporarily absorb the rising costs.

Small shops don't have storage setups that would allow them to buy in bulk in the same manner as large corporations in order to be more insulated against rising prices by keeping more stock on hand.

I'm sure there are other reasons but I haven't even read the article yet and those are the two that come to mind.

Edit: No article, but this all makes sense.