In March 2020, there wasn’t a roll of toilet paper to be found. Did you need a new appliance last summer? Good luck taking one home from your local electronics store. What about a new car? Dealerships that I drive by look like they’ve been picked as clean as a pumpkin patch in late October.

The root cause of all of these, and many more, issues: Supply chain disruptions have backed up industries across the board, from agriculture to electronics to children’s toys to paperback books. Freight shipping companies have vessels...