Professor Answers Supply Chain Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Harvard Business School professor Willy Shih joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the global supply chain. How do tariffs work? Why have egg prices become so high? Is the world in a trade war? When did a global economy first develop? How could the United States realistically bring back manufacturing jobs? Will global supply chains collapse? Answers to these questions and many more await on Supply Chain Support. NOTE: On April 2, President Trump ended de minimis treatment for low-value imports from China via executive order, effective May 2. 0:00 Supply Chain Support 0:14 How do tariffs work? 0:52 Need a small business loan for an omelette 1:48 Are we in a trade war? 3:29 The Great Toilet Paper Rush of 2020 4:52 Is the supply chain back to normal? 5:34 Houthi pirates 7:09 When did the economy go global? 8:51 Why the US imports food 10:14 Supply chain issues 11:27 It’s not a contest, folks. (It very much is) 13:46 Trump, Greenland, and The Panama Canal 15:02 Supply chain management 16:19 Popeyes would neverrr 17:14 Seemed wide enough at the time 18:21 Immigrant labor and the supply chain 19:04 How could the US bring back manufacturing and industry? 20:27 From the mind of leather recliner guy 22:09 Temu (See note in description) 23:31 GPU shortage 24:41 How many shipping containers are there in the world? 25:23 Run you about a grand 26:09 Rare earth blah blah Benny needs his RAV4 Prime 26:40 Okay Snickers has become a luxury I see 27:08 Potash 28:19 When just in time is not so much 29:32 Will global supply chains collapse? Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey Director of Photography: Constantine Economides Editor: Alex Mechanik Expert: Willy Shih Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon White Production Manager: Peter Brunette Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark Casting Producer: Nick Sawyer Camera Operator: Jack Belise Sound Mixer: Rebecca O'Neill Production Assistant: Caleb Cla