What Supply Chain Challenges Are You Facing in the Construction Industry?
I was recently at a large construction event that was attended by construction companies, suppliers, safety consultants, and others in the industry. These events are always a great time to connect with those in the industry and get their take on what is affecting their businesses.
Small- to mid-sized agencies have the challenge of trying to run their businesses while juggling tasks that larger companies can dedicate entire departments to. One of those tasks is marketing. Consider revamping your marketing and communication strategy to use industrial holidays to advertise specifically to manufacturers!
A seller’s market. That was the theme that played out across the country from the summer of 2020 into the summer of 2022. Bidding wars erupted across the country as buyers made any concession imaginable—from waiving home inspections to large amounts of cash as earnest money—to seize their dream home in the hyper competitive home-buying market.
Recently, with the increase in inflation, issues with the global automobile part supply chain, and the current state of the used car market, Acuity reached out to local automotive repair facilities asking if they could share their firsthand knowledge regarding the climate of today’s auto repair market.
A highly publicized product withdrawal can have a devastating effect on a company, particularly for food processors. In 2009, contamination at a peanut-processing plant resulted in a Salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 700 people across the nation. This impacted a variety of companies that made products containing recalled ingredients and forced the peanut-processing plant to file for bankruptcy.
The third part in a three-part series with Staubli Robotics on how robotics is affecting the food processing industry.
