Consumers' retail shopping habits are causing problems in the supply chain, reports Forbes. 

A snarled supply chain is threatening the make-or-break holiday season. 

According to CNBC, retailers over ordering and ordering too early is causing increased strain on the supply chain.

Retailers and manufacturers are overordering or placing orders too early amid panic over the massive supply chain crisis, and that’s making things much worse, those in the industry told CNBC.

Clearing the ports will not quickly fix the supply chain problem, reports Forbes. 

This week the Biden administration addressed the most visible sign of the nation’s supply chain crisis: opening the Los Angeles and Long Beach, CA ports to work around the clock to unload cargo ships.