Global Supply Chain Issues Cause Grave Problem for Companies

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George Pantelic, owner of ABC Monuments in Lawndale, Illinois said orders from a domestic supplier used to take four weeks to arrive.  Now, they take seven months.

It’s a grave problem, literally: A shortage of materials, months-long backlogs and rising costs are causing holdups in getting monuments and gravestones.

Read on to learn how COVID-induced supply chain issues have affected almost every step of monument and gravestone production.