Can't Get Parts or Installers, Say Integrator Executives

Published Mar 14, 2022 15:58 PM

More than two dozen integrator executives agreed that product supply, labor supply, and monetary inflation are the three biggest challenges facing the industry during IPVM's 2022 Integrator Show.

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** **** ******, **** ****** ******** from *** ***** **** ****** ********** Show ** *** ***** *** ****** problems ******** *** ********:

  • **** **** *** ***** *********** ********** on *** * **** ********** ****** all *********** ** ****
  • ******* ********** ************ ******** ************* **********
  • **********'* ******** ** *** ********* *** dealing **** ****** ** **** **** for *** ********

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**********'* ***** ********** ****** **** ****, ********** ********** ****** **** ****** chain *** ***** ****** **** *** negatively ********* ***** **********.

*** ******** ********** ** ********** *************, go ******'* *****.

3 ******* ********** - ******, *****, *********

**** **** *** ***** ********** ********** agreed **** ******* ******, ***** ******, and ******** ********* *** *** ***** biggest ********** ****** *********** ** ****.

****'***** ********** ****************** ***** ******** **** ***+ ********** responses ** ***** *********, *********, *** inflation **** **** ****** ******** ******** **** **** **********, **** **** ***** ******** ********* that ***** **** *** ********.

*** ****, ********* *** *** ** *********-***** Paladin ************, ***** **** ****** ******* to ****** ***** ** *** ***** challenge, *** ************ **** ** ** communicated ** *********:

****** ***** ****** ******, ******* ************ to *******. **** *********** ****** ** doing ***** *** ** ************* **** clients ** ************ ** ******** *****. Make **** ***** ** * ********** aspect ** *** **** ** ***** to **** **** **** *** ***'* put *** ***** **** ******* *** sign *** ****** *****.

Daily ************* ** ***** ** ****** *******

**** *****, ** ** ********* *********** ** San ****, **-***** ******** ***********, ******** continually ********* **** ************* *** ************ would *** *** ********, *** *** product *****.

*** *** **** **** ******* *** cameras, **'* **********. ** **'** ****** daily ************* ***** ***** ** *** source ********. *** *********, *** ***** other ******** **** *** ******** ******** versus ******?

*******, **** **** ******** ***** ********* different ******** **** *********, ***** ** is *** ****** ************* ** *********** viable:

**** ** **** ***** ** ********** a ******** ** *****? ** **** of *** ********* **** **** ********** decisions *** **** ******** ******* ** the ****** ** ******** *********, **** deployed *** ****** *** ******* *** world.

** **** ******** *** ** ***** card ******* ***, ** ** *******, or ***** ****** ******* ****** ** something **** **** ******* ** ** available ** *** * *********** ******** option.

Months **** **** *****

**** **** * ***** *********** ******** common **** ***** ** *+ ****** and *********** *** **** ** **** products.

*** ******, ********* ** *******, **-***** ********* Security *********, *********** *** **** ** increase ******** ************** ******* *** ***** and ********** *****:

**** ****** **** ******* *********** ********, which *** *** *** ** *** been ************* ****** *** ************, **** to *** ***** ****, ** **** know **** *** **** ***** ***.

**** **** ********** **** ** *** be * ********* ******* **** **** details **** *************:

************* ******* *** ******* *** ************ partners ** ********* ** ****. ** you ****, **** ** *** ****** ones *** ** ********* ** *** information *** **, **** *** ***** times *** *** **** ****'** **********.

Many ********* ********** *********, ********** ***** ** *************

******* *** ***** ********* *** ********* most **********, *** **** ***** ************ or ****** *******. **** ** *** integrators ***** **** ********* **** ********* understanding ******* **** **** **** ******* with *** **** ********; ***** **** and ******* ******, ****** *****.

**'** *** ****** ** **** **** and ** ****** **** *** ******** you ****. **'* **** ** ************ to **** *** **** ********* ** have **** ***** ***. ** **** just **********, **** **** ********* ****, to **** *** ******. *** ****** that's ** *** ******** ** ***** pursued ** *********.

*** *************, *** ** ********* ******** *********, noted **** ************* ********* **** ****** issues ********** ** ***** *** *********:

** *** ** ****** **** ******* on [******* *********], *** * ***** our ********* **** **** ******* ** do *** ****... ... ********** *** [manufacturing] ********* **** *** ****** ****** delivering ** ***** *********, ********* **** is ********* **** ********* ** ******* with, *** ******** *********** ** ****'* key.

**** **********, *** ** ****, **-***** **** Integration, ***** **** ** *** **** their ******** *** ************ ************* ********:

*** ** *** ****** ****'* **** out ** [****** ***** ******] **** is ** *** **** ** ********. We **** **** **** ** ** back ** *** ******* *** **** to **** ***** ****** ***** ********** and ****** **** *****. ** ** a **** [******], ****'** **** **** to ** *** **** ******** ****** when **** **** ******* *********. ** then **'** **** **** ** ** a ****** ******* ** *** ********** partners ** *************.

Regional ******** *********** *** ***** ***********

**** ** *** ****** ***********, **** as ********** ******* *******-***** */* *******, ********** **** Security-Net, ******** **** ******** ********* **** markets **** **** ********* ***** ** those **** ******* ********* *** **** critical ** ********* ********* **** *** last ****:

*** ** *** ******** *** ********** people, *** *** *** ** ****** all ** *** ************ ****** ******* as ***********. ** ****** ** ********* on *** ******* ******** *** ********** people ** ** ***** ** *** game, *** ********** ** ******** ** curveballs ** ** *****, ** ****'* a *** *********.

***** *******, ******** ***, ********* ** *** regionality ** ***** ********:

** **** ******* ** ******* *********. Last ****** *** ******** ********** ****** were ****** **** **** ***** **** imagine, ****** ** *********, **********, *-**. Where ******** ********** *** ****** ****, mostly ******* *** **** **** ********* who **** *** ******* **** ****. With ****** ******* ** *** *******, no *** *** ***** ******** ** those *******.

**** *** **** ********. ** ***** with ** ******* ** **** **** take **** ** *** ******** ********** people *** **** **** ** *** other ****** ********* ***** **** **** underwater, ***** *** ****** ***** ******.

******* **** ********:

** **** ** *****, *** **** allowed ** ** **** ******, ****** that ****** **** ***** ** **** back *** ** ***** *** **** to **** **** ******* *** **** again ** ** ****** **** *** very ****** ****.

Inflation ****** *********** *****

***********, **** **** ***********'* **********, ***** that ****** ****** **** **** *********** valid ****** *** ********* **** ************* and ********* ************ *********:

**'** *** **** ************* **** **** quotes ***** *** * ****, **** we *** * ***** **** * manufacturer ** ********** ******, *** ** use **** *********** ** ***** *** Bill ** ********* *** *** ********* delivered ** *** ********. **'** ************* not ******* ******** ****** **** ** 6 ****, ** **** ***** ** not ***** *******. ** ****** ** negotiate *** **** ** *** **** used ** ** * ** *** valid *****, *** *** **** **** 6 ****, ** **** ** * crazy ************

"Used ** ** * *** ********"

******, ** ********* ******** *********, ******** that *** "***" ** *** ********, focusing ** **** **** ** ****, is ****, ******** ** **** ****** to ****** *** **** **** *** even ** ******* ******* ** **** or ***** ** *******.

*** ****, **** **** ** ** a *** ********. *** **** ** ran **** ****** ***** ******. ** used ** ***** * *** ** our ****, ****** *** ** *** time, ****** ** *** *** **** foot ******* *** *** *******. * think ***, ** ***** * *** of **** ****** ** ****** *** what *** **** **** ******* ***** like.

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Christopher Freeman
Mar 14, 2022

********** * **** ** **** ***** we *** **** ******** , ********* items ** **** ** ******* *** anywhere ****** ****

* **** **** ***** ***** * would **** ** **** , *** not **** ***** , ***'* **** ebay

**** *** **** ******** **** ****** product * **** ****

** *****, **** *******, ****** *

**** **** ********** *** ***** ** box

** **** ** *** ***** **** panel

**** ** *** **** ** ****** we ***** **** ** ****

***** ***** * * ********** **** found :

**** ****** *** ** ****** , your *** ******* **** ******* ** knowledge, **********, *** *********

**** ******* **** * *** **** employee *** *******

** * *** ** *** ****** out *** ****

**** ** ** ***** , ****** my ********* ** **** *** ******

**** ** *** * **** ** own , ***** ** *** *****

**** * ****** *** ***** * , * *** ******* **** ***** from *** ******* ** ****** ** fear ** ******* ***** *** *** thier *** ******* *

* **** **** , ** **** , ***** *** **** * ** and ** **** ***** **** *** selection ** ****** * **** *** .

** ** **** * ***** ***

**** **** * **** ** ******** with ***** ******** , * ***** the *** ** ************, *** ************ was ** *** , * **** know *** **** **** ***** **** the *** *

******* *-* ****** ****** * ******* figures *** *** **** **** ****

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Mar 14, 2022

***** *** ** **** ****** ********* wage ********* (*********** ********** ***** ******) and ********* ***** ******\******** ********* (*********** stocking ******* **********).

*'* ***** ** *** **** *** only ***** **** **** **** ***** shortages, ******** *********, *** ****** ***** disruptions ** * **** *** ********* with ****** ******** ***** ***** **.

* ******* ******* ******* ******** ********** (and ****** **** ********* ** ******) going ******** ** ***** ******** **** the **** *** ***** ** ***-***** consolidate ** ******* *********** *** **** the ******* *** **** **** ** increase ***** *** ***** *********.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Mar 15, 2022

********* ***** ******\******** *********

**** ** ******** ***** ** ** a **** ***** *******, **** **** what ******** *** **** ******** *********. Everyone ******** ** ***** **% ** product *** *****/***** *** **** ******* the ******** *** **** *****. *** time ** ***** ***** *** * months *** **** ***** **** ***** to *****.

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Michael Gonzalez
Mar 14, 2022
Confidential

**** ** **** *** ***** *** diversify ***** ******** *** ********* *****. Well **** ***.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Mar 15, 2022

** ****** **** ******** * **** down ** ******** ***** *** **** items, *** **** *********? *** *******, getting ************ *********** ** ******* *** been **** ******, **** *** ******** ultra-responsive ***** *****. ** ****, *** constant **** ** **** ****** ** respond ** ******* ** ****. * have ** ****** ** ******** ** being *********** ** ****** *******, ***** double ****, ** *** **** ******* video ***** ** ****.

** ***** ** ****** *********, *************, executives, *** ****** *** **** ********** since *** *** ****. *** ****** left ******* *** *** ** ****** always *** **********, ***** ** *******.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Mar 15, 2022

** ****** **** ******** * **** down ** ******** ***** *** **** items, *** **** *********? *** *******, getting ************ *********** ** ******* *** been **** ******, **** *** ******** ultra-responsive ***** *****. ** ****, *** constant **** ** **** ****** ** respond ** ******* ** ****. .....

** ***** ** ****** *********, *************, executives, *** ****** *** **** ********** since *** *** ****.

*'* ******** ** ***, *** * have **** ******** ** *** * or **** ***** ***. * ***** it's **** ************-************* **** ** ** with ****** ***** *** ****** ***** events. ****** ****** **** **** **** it *****. * ***** ** * society ** *** ****** *********** ********** with ****** ***** *** ****** ********* our ********* ***** ****** ** ***** day, *** **'* ************ *** ******* to *****.

*****'* * ****** ** ****** ** this ***** ** ******* *** ****** who **** ****** **** **** ***** deeply.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
Mar 15, 2022

***, ******* *****, ******** **** **** sales *** ********* ***** ** *** manufacturers *** **** ******* *** ************ and **** **** ***** **** *** effort ** **** "********" *** **** backs ** ***** *********. ** ***** I ******* ** *** * *** of *** ***** ****** ******* ** auto-pilot ****** *** ***** *** *** phases ** ***** ***** **** ******'* travel *** **** ****** **** ******* out. *******, ***** **** * *** a "****, *'** **** ****** ****" reply **** * ******* ** *** a **** ** **** .... * just ***** ** **** ** ** no *** *** **** ** "****** busy". *** ******* ** "*'* **** to *****" ** **** *** **** taught *** ********* ** ******** ** seems.

********* * ***** *** ******* *** been **** ***** ** *** ************* themselves *** **** ****** **** **********.*** and ***** *** ******** (**** *** sometimes ******* ********** **** ****) ** well ** ********** ******* ***** ****** via ***** ** **** ***** ******** contact ***. ******* ** ****** ** constantly **** ********* *** ***** ***** Johnny ******* ** ***** ***** (******, Johnny!) **** ****** ** ******* ** their *********.

*** ***** ***** ** **** ****** inwards ** ********* ** *** **** of ****-*********.

** **** ****** *******?

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Mar 15, 2022

*********** ****'* ********, **** *** ***** more ********* **** ***** **** ******* there ** * *********** ****** ******** for ***** **** *** ******* * posted ********** ** **** ******. *** may ** * ******** ** **** if *** ****'* ********* ** **** revenue ** ****'* ***** ** ****-********** as ***** ******** *** ******* **** salespeople ****. **** ***'* ** ****** and *'* *** ****** **** **** is ***** ** *****, **'* **** a ****. ******* *** ********* * large ****** ** ******* ** ******* back-end ******* ** **** ********* **** efficient *** ****** **** ****** ****** there ** ********* ** ******* **** customers. * *** ** ********* ** gather **** ** **** ******** *** find *********. *********** ***** ****** **** by ****** ** ***** **** ** a *** ** *** * *** reason *** *** ************ ****** ** response ****.

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Christopher Freeman
Mar 15, 2022

**** **** ** , ****** ******** with *** **** ***** **** *

*** **** *** , *** **** suppliers **** ** ***** *** *-* k ** **** ***** *** * 3-4 *** ***** *** ******* , then ** **** * ******* , change ** ******

*** ******** ***** ******** **** ******* line *** *** **** **** *** need **** *** ******** ******

******* : *** ********* **-**$ *** battery , ***** ********* , ***** on ***** * ******* ** ** cases , ****** ******** ** **$ per ******* , **** **** *** next **** , ***** ******* ** shelf

**** **** *** **** ** *** up **** ****** ** *** **** get *** , ** *** *** shelf ** **** ** **** ******

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Mar 15, 2022

** * *********** *** * ************, I *** **** *** **** ***** are ***** **** ******* *** ****.

*. *** ****** *** **** *** years ** **, **** ************* *** a **-****** ******. ******** * *********** who ********* *** *-* ** **** meetings *** ***. **** ******* ***** an **** ** **** *** ** takes ** ******* ** **** ** drive ****. ******** ***** ** ****** and ***** ***** *********** **** *** take **** *-* ***** ** ***** time *** *** ** **** **** the **** **** ******* ******** **** to ** **** ******** **** **-****** meetings. *** ***** ******* *** **** used ** ****. *** ** *** mandated ** *** **** *** ** the **** ** **** ** ********, back ***** ***** ***** *** ******, and **** *** ******* *** ******* to ******* ************ ******** ** *** last ****** ** *****.

*. **** *** ******** ** ****** with ***** ******** *** *********/**** ******** gone ******** *** ** *** *** loans, ***** *** *****, *** ******* massive ****-*********** ** *** *******, **** organizations **** * *** **** ***** to ***** *** *** ******* ** spend ** ***** ****** ****** *** therefore * ***** ******** ** ******, phone *****, *** ******* ********

*. ********* *** ****** ***** *********** are *********** * *********** ****** ** time *** *** **** ** **** to ****** *********** *********, ***** **** inventory, *** ********* ** "****** *******" which ***** **** **** *** **** we **** ** ** *** ***** that ******** ***** *** ********, ***** is ** ***** ****** *** ***** deals *** *** ********* ** ****.

** ***********, ** *** ************ ** prioritize *** **** ** **** **** will **** *** ******** ****** ** our ****** ** ***** ** **** the ******** ****** ** ********** *** families. ***** ******** ** ********* ******* you ***** **** ***** ****** *** lead *** ** *** ** *** business ** ******* *** ******* ********. However, **** ***** ** ******* ******** on **** ****, *** ********* *** provide *** ******** ******* ********* ** have **** *** **** *****, **** get ********. ****'* **** *** ****** function, **** **** *** ***** ********* towards ********* **** ******* *** ******** benefit. ** *'** ***********, ***** ** intense ******** ** *** ****.

******** ** ** *** **** *********. Everyone ** **** ****** ***. ******** is ********** **** ***** ******. ***** about **** ******** ***** ****** *** industry *** ****** **** ******* *********. All ********* (****, *********, *******, ***) are ****** *** *** **** ** figure *** *** ** ******* ****. Build ****** ************* **** **** *******, find **** ******* ******* **** ***** quality ******** *** *******, *********** ******* so *** **** **** ****** ***** at ***** ******, ****** **** ****-********** with ******* ********* *** ***************, ******* forces **** ***** ********** **** **** access ** ******* *********, ***.

******* ****** *********** ***** ******** ***** is *** * ********.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Mar 15, 2022

** #* - **** **** ******! Complaining ***** ** ** ********* *** a ********. **** *********** **** **** context ** *** ********* ************ *********** are ******* ****.

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Christopher Freeman
Mar 15, 2022

** ** ****** ******* ********

****, ******, ******* ********* *** ******* , ** *********** ** ***********

**** ** **** *** **** ** want *** *** **** ********* ** be

****** ** *******

**** ***** * ******* , ********, company ******** ** **** **** , dedication , *******

**** *** ***** ******** *** ******** is * *** ** ******** , deception , ********

****** *** *** **** ******* *** they **** * **** **** ** expectations ** *** *** **** ******* before **** **** ****** *** **********

**** ** *** : ***** ******, wrong ******* ******** *

**** ****** **** *** *** ** work *** *** **** * *-**% actual ********** **** ** **% *********** rate

******* ********

******* ** ** **** ****, ******* less **** , *** *** *** you *** *** **** **** *********

******* ******** *

******* ** ****

* *** ** ** *** ******** today ** *** ******* ** ( So ****** ***** ) **** *****

*** *** ***** ****** ***** ******* into **** **********

**** *** **** **********, ****** ******* , **** ** *** ** **** them ** *** * ***

**** **** ** **** ** **** is ********

****** **** , ****** **** ** others , ****** ******** ** ** from ******* ****

******* ** ****, ****** , *** expect , *** **** ******** **** hard ****

**** ** *** **** **** ***** the ********** **** ** ******* *** to ********

**** ** *** *** *** **** culture ***********

******** ** ********* ** ******* *** sloths *** **** ******* ******** **** pride ** ********* , ******* **** for **** *** **** *** ********* of **** , *** **** ******* job

**** : **** **** *** **** , ****** **** , *** **** welfare *** ********

*****, ************

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Shannon Colhoun
Mar 16, 2022
IPVMU Certified

** ***- **** *** * ********* presentation. *** *** *** ** *** security ******** ** *****.

* **** ******** ******* ********** ** my ******. * ***** **** *** joined **** ************ *************. *’* ******* more *********** ** ********** ****** ***** I **** ***********! *****’* ** ******** booming **** * ***** *** ***** I ***** **- ** *********- * walked ** ** ** *** ***** it *** * *** ******.

*****. ****’* **** *** **** *****:) Promise.

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Justin Franck
Mar 16, 2022

* ***** ** ***** ** *** that **** ** ****, *** *** free ******** **** **** * **** workforce *** **** *** ***** ****** will ***** ******** **** **** ** their ********.

* **** ***** * *** ** inexperienced ******* *** *********** **** ****, I'd **** ****** *** * **** worker *** ***** **** ** *** the ***.

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