Crisis forces small businesses to get creative for smooth supply chain movement

The last few months have been an interplay of struggle and strategy for Bengaluru-based Jayanth Mutha, Director of agri-electrical company Himlite Products. Mutha has been struggling to source electrical components for his business for three months now. But long delays and soaring costs are proving to be insurmountable barriers.Four-6-week lead time has now compounded to 24-52 weeks, and costs have spiked three-fold. Eventually, he had no choice