Even Santa Claus relies on a supply chain.

The elves, the workshop, the sleigh — they’re all part of an elaborate scheme to assemble, schedule, and deliver toys to children the world over. As for Santa’s American helpers, aka parents, they are heavily dependent on the commercial movement of goods across the globe to online or brick-and-mortar retailers so that they can get those presents purchased, wrapped, and under the tree in time for Santa to take the credit.