We spoke with three TFS executives who were at MODEX to get their takes on the show. Here are the six top takeaways you need to know to get you beyond 2022. Everyone seemed to agree that automation had stronger representation than ever before, but even the more traditional technologies had morphed in new and interesting ways. In short, there’s a lot of exciting change going on.
Finding operational savings and efficiencies can feel like squeezing blood from a stone. This is as true for CFOs as it is for private equity firms seeking optimal value from their investments. But as many dealing with material handling operations have discovered, optimization can be as simple as partnering with a forklift fleet management specialist.
Last time, we said that “2022 promises to remain a rollercoaster” and that turns out to have been an understatement. While we can’t possibly keep you up-to-date with the firehose of information that is the state of the world, the Supply Chain Roundup can curate the most valuable and innovative takes on supply chains, logistics, and material handling. If you'd like to sign up to receive it via email once a month, please subscribe (if you don’t already)!
If you work in material handling, you may feel like you’ve been staggering around a boxing ring the past few years. Every time you’ve found your feet, you’ve gotten knocked down again by the one-two punch of pandemic and supply chain shortages. Together, these crises accelerated issues that many industries were struggling with even when times were relatively good: labor shortages and the “Amazon effect.”
As 2022 promises to remain a rollercoaster, The Supply Chain Roundup will make it easy to stay on top of the news by curating the most valuable and innovative takes on supply chains, logistics, and material handling. If you'd like to sign up to receive it via email once a month, please subscribe!
If there's one piece of advice that sums up material handling in 2022 it's to "prepare for the unpredictable." Many of the trends that impacted supply chains and distribution center operations in 2021 remain in play; it’s likely that storing and moving goods will become even more complex in the months ahead.
There's a supply chain crisis, and no sector is immune. Material and parts shortages are hitting operations across the board, triggering price hikes and logistical hurdles that are increasingly harder to handle.
Happy 2022!
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There’s no question that every company is reeling from supply chain issues right now. Lead times on equipment have quadrupled, even quintupled. What used to take two or three months can now take more than a year—or even two.
Few operations are immune to today’s supply chain headaches. Whether securing products or critical equipment, operations of every type are facing higher prices and longer lead times. And with no immediate relief in sight, the saying “make the most with what you got” rings truer than ever.