Your package was delivered on time? You've got this supply chain workaround to thank

If your seafood is fresher and your online order arrives on time, thank the pandemic: Supply-chain disruptions are actually getting some things delivered faster.

Manufacturers, retailers and seafood distributors have increasingly turned to air cargo planes to transport products — a more expensive, but faster and more reliable, alternative to long-haul trucks, trains and ocean vessels bogged down by pandemic-related problems.

"When the going gets tough, the supply chains turn to air cargo," said Michael Zimmerman, a supply-chain expert and partner at the management consulting firm Kearney.

The pivot came in response to a surge in online orders from Americans