Money doesn't do you much good if you can't actually spend it on anything. Getting rid of warehouses full of car parts to save some cash doesn't do a lot of goo

Money doesn't do you much good if you can't actually spend it on anything. Getting rid of warehouses full of car parts to save some cash doesn't do a lot of good when no one can sell you car parts for any price. Buffers won't solve a long term shortage, but they can prevent a short term shortage from cascading. When the entire global economy is running with minimal buffers, then the effects of supply disruptions can last years, and that problem can't just go away by throwing money at it.