automotive supply chain 2025-09-12T23:53:02Z
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The smell of stale coffee and panic hung thick in my office that Tuesday. Outside, monsoon rains hammered against the windows like angry fists, mirroring the chaos inside my head. Another massive order from Hyundai dealerships had just landed—87 variants of catalytic converters with compatibility specs changing hourly. My spreadsheet looked like a toddler's crayon explosion, part numbers bleeding into delivery dates. Three phones rang simultaneously: a dealer screaming about delayed shipments, m