World news focus | Supply chain: Broken chain?

US boatbuilders say equipment suppliers are slowing production because they can’t fulfill orders. Equipment manufacturers blame their suppliers for the snafu. Will a weakened supply chain be the industry’s weak link as it struggles with the “new normal”?

 
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