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Supply Chain Snarls Threaten to Temper Strength of Economic Upswing

A litany of disruptions has turned into a game of whack-a-mole, with distributors doing what they can to manage the current glut of supply chain issues.

May 7, 2021

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2022 forecast strong despite inflation

The MDM Monthly Wholesale Forecast was little changed in January as the overall economic outlook for the wholesale distribution industry remains strong for 2022. These mostly positive indicators are happening partially because of inflation rates at 40-year highs.

• Thanks to high-profile news stories like a container ship getting stuck in the mud outside the Suez Canal and slowing the movement of goods around the globe, the term “supply chain” is now in everyone’s lexicon.

• Distributors are doing what they can to manage the current glut of supply chain disruptions, and while that lodged ship might have created the biggest buzz, it’s not the worst holdup.

• Increased demand, slowed production, raw material shortage and other factors are hampering companies’ supply chains.

• Distributors are responding with several tools in their arsenal, working…

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