What Are the Shortages in the Supply Chain?What Are the Shortages in the Supply Chain?

As companies struggle to produce products during supply chain disruptions, here are some of the supplies that aren’t showing up.

Rob Spiegel

April 27, 2022

11 Slides
Fertilizer and Pesticides.jpg

Already have an account?

Alamy

It’s not just chips. In addition to the shortages of semiconductors in the automotive industry, chip shortages will continue to affect 5D, pharmaceuticals, and batteries through most of 2022, according to the report Tech, Media, & Telecom (TMT) Predictions 2022.

Shortages will continue to hit smartphones and gaming consoles. Consumers will see rising prices and a general lack of widespread availability. Apple has already cut iPhone production by 10%. A stunning 94% of Fortune 1000 companies have been affected by disruptions, according to Accenture.

Ultimately, the chip shortage will be solved by large investments in chip manufacturing from Western governments. These investments will include exploration, mining, and the processing of critical minerals to diversify supply.

Click on the slideshow to get a picture of the products that have been stymied by supply chain disruptions. Some of these items are surprising.

About the Author

Rob Spiegel

Rob Spiegel serves as a senior editor for Design News. He started with Design News in 2002 as a freelancer covering sustainability issues, including the transistion in electronic components to RoHS compliance. Rob was hired by Design News as senior editor in 2011 to cover automation, manufacturing, 3D printing, robotics, AI, and more.

Prior to his work with Design News, Rob worked as a senior editor for Electronic News and Ecommerce Business. He served as contributing editolr to Automation World for eight years, and he has contributed to Supply Chain Management Review, Logistics Management, Ecommerce Times, and many other trade publications. He is the author of six books on small business and internet commerce, inclluding Net Strategy: Charting the Digital Course for Your Company's Growth.

He has been published in magazines that range from Rolling Stone to True Confessions.

Rob has won a number of awards for his technolloghy coverage, including a Maggy Award for a Design News article on the Jeep Cherokee hacking, and a Launch Team award for Ecommerce Business. Rob has also won awards for his leadership postions in the American Marketing Association and SouthWest Writers.

Before covering technology, Rob spent 10 years as publisher and owner of Chile Pepper Magazine, a national consumer food publication. He has published hundreds of poems and scores of short stories in national publications.

Sign up for Design News newsletters

You May Also Like