Guest: Zac Rogers of Colorado State University on supply chain predictions for 2023; Will the semiconductor chip shortages continue in the new year?; More expansion and acquisitions for material handling suppliers.

Logistics Matters with DC VELOCITY

Our guest on this week's episode is Zac Rogers, assistant professor of supply chain at Colorado State University. Rogers is one of the writers of the monthly Logistics Managers' Index. He shares about how supply chains performed during 2022 and predicts what will be ahead as the new year unfolds.
Some of the successes and challenges that supply chains will experience in 2023 may be related to whether the industry can solve the many product shortages we had during the past two years. Today we discuss semiconductor chips and the prospects for seeing better ongoing supplies of these vital components.

As distributors continue to face shortages of available labor and other challenges, the material handling industry is responding with new automation solutions. As a result, we expect to see new mergers and acquisitions and more expansion within the material handling industry.
DC Velocity's sister publication CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly offers a podcast series called Supply Chain in the Fast Lane. It is co-produced with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. The third season of eight episodes has fully launched and focuses on attracting and retaining labor in our supply chains. Go to your favorite podcast platform to subscribe.
Articles and resources mentioned in this episode:

• Colorado State University supply chain management program
• Survey shows that the top supply chain risk of 2023 is the semiconductor shortage
• Industry groups praise Senate passage of the CHIPS Act
• Trew to open tech center at Southwest Ohio headquarters
• Hy-Tek Intralogistics acquires Winchester Industrial Controls
• Visit DCVelocity.com for the latest news.
• Visit Supply Chain Quarterly
• Listen to CSCMP and Supply Chain Quarterly's Supply Chain in the Fast Lane podcast
• Listen to Supply Chain Quarterly's Top 10 Supply Chain Threats podcast
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