Product Shortage Statistics And Trends 2023
For the third year, product shortages are a significant concern within the physical security industry.
New IPVM statistics, based on~190 integrator responses, show 2 companies have the biggest problems (though improving), see Axis Product Shortages report and HID Product Shortages report.
Additionally, integrators identified another 10 companies/categories with significant issues that we examine in this report (compare to our 2022 edition of this survey), including:
- Ubiquiti
- Fire Alarm
- Access Control
- Allegion
- Schlage
- Inovonics
- Network Equipment
- Cisco
- Fiber Optics
- Power Supplies
Moderate ******* *********
**** **** **% **** ********* ** being ******** ** **** ***********:
**** ** ***** *********** *** *** as **** ** ** *** ** the *** ** **** **** **** same ******** ******** ** **** **** polarizing ********:
Still ************ *********** ******
**** *********** **** **** *** ***** experiencing ******* ****** ** ***** ********:
- "************. ** **** *** ** ****** products *** ** ************ ******."
- "************ ****** ********* ******* ************."
- "*** **** ******** *** ******* **** projects."
Delays *********
**** *********** **** **** *** ************ in ******* ************:
- "***** ******, ********** **** ******** ** 2022 *** *** *** *******. *** minor ****** ** **** *********** **** been *** ** ********* *** ******* enough *****- ***** ****** ***** **** normal ***** ****** *** ** ***** ordering, *** *********** ******."
- "******** *** ***** ** ***** ****** for **** *****. ** **** * much ****** ************ *********. *** ********** is ** *********. **** ***** ** cables *** ***** ****-*******, *** *** the ***** **** **** ***** ** 2022, *** **** **** **** ***** available."
- "**** ****** ** *** ******. ***** to *** *** **** **** ******** products. **** **** ******** ***** *** a ******** ** ****** ***** ***** detectors. ******* ****** *** ** ***** for *** ****."
- "******* ************ ** ******* ******."
- "***** ** **** ** **** ***** experiencing ********* *** ****, *** **** seemed ** **** ******** ** *****. Most ********** ** *** *** **** back ** ****** **** ***** ** the **** ** ****."
- "** ****, ** **** *********** **** fewer ***** ****** **** ** *** prior * *****. ** **** *****, we *** ** *** ***** **** east ***** *********, *** ** *********** back ******."
- "** ** *****, ** *****'* *********** any ******* *********. ** **** **** delays ** **** *****-****** *******. *** delay ** **** *-* ***** ****** than *** ******* *******."
- "** *** ******* **** ********** ****** 4 ***** *** *** **** ** goods ****** * ***** *** ***** that ** ****** **** ******, ** is ****** **** **** **** *** has **** ********** ********** *** **."
- "******* ***** ** ***, **'** **** some ****** ** ********* *** **** readers, *** *** ****."
- "**** ***** **** **** ********* ****** some ****-*** *****/***** *********."
- "*** **** ** ** ***** ***. Most ************* **** ** **** ****** up."
- "******* *** *** **** **** *'** seen. ******* ******** ** ****."
- "**** *** ** ***. ****** **** gotten **** ******."
- "********* **** ******* ** ****** ****."
- "********* *** ****** *** *********."
- "**** ******* ***** *** **** ******* now."
**** **** **** **** *** *********** any ********* ******
- "** ******** **** *** ************ ** products **** ***."
- "** **** *** *** *** ********* or ****** ***."
- "***** ** *** ** ***** *******."
- "** ****** ****** *******."
- "*** *** **** *** ** ***."
- "** ****** **** ******."
- "*** ************ ******."
- "** ********* *****."
- "** ********* ** ***."
- "** ****** ** ***."
- "** *** ****."
- "****, ** ***."
- "****."**
**** **** *** *********** *** * result ** **** *********** ******** ** more ********* ********:
- "* ******* *** ********** ******* ** more ********* ********, *** ** *********** shortages **** ***********."
- "***** **** **** *************, ** *** trying ** **** **** **** ************* that ***'* ****** *** *** ** ship **** **** ****."
- "** *** *** ****** *** ********* long **** ***** ** **** ******** like **** ****. **** ***** ****, last **** ****** * ****** ** how ** ***** *** ****."
- "**** ** ***** **, *** * try ** ** ****** ***** *** products * ******."
*** ********** ********* ************ **** ************:
******* ** ***. ****** **** ********** delays ** **** ************ ***** ** frustrating.
**** **** **** *** ***** ************ product ********* ** *******:
- "***** *********** ****** ** **** ******* lines. **** ***** *** *** ********* at ***. ** *** ****** ******* to ************. ** *** ***** ********* disruption ** ************* *** ****** *****."
- "** *** ***** ******* ** ******** that *** **** ******* ***** ****** 2022. *** ************ *** ******** ** "build ** *****" ******* **** ***'* afford ** **** ******** ******* ** a *****."
- "** **** ** **** *****. **** stock ** ********* ** **** ********. Some ********* ******** *-* ***** **** times *** ** *** ***** ** being ******** ***** ** ** ** about ** ***** **** ****."
- "************* *** **** ***** ** ***** delivery ** *-* *****! **** *** the **** ** ****** **** *****..."
- "************* ****** *** **** **** * months."
- "***, * ***** **** ******* ******** waiting."
- "****** **********."
- "***."
Camera ********* ********
**** *********** **** **** *** ********* in ******* *********:
- "** ** *****, ** *****'* *********** any ******* *********. ** **** **** delays ** **** *****-****** *******. *** delay ** **** *-* ***** ****** than *** ******* *******."
- "*** ****** ** **** ******** *** delayed ***** **** ** ******** ** 1-2 ***** ***, *** ***** ** still *** ********** ******** **** ******** specific ****** ** *******."
- "**** ******* *** ******** ** ** readily ********* *** ***** *** ***** models **** ****** ** ******* ********* from ****."
- "***** * ****** ***** ** ******* PTZs *** *****-******* ******* **** **** Axis *** ******, *** ******* **** times *** ************ *********."
- "**** ** **** ** ****** ****** although ***** *** ****** ** ******* yet. ** **** ** *** ********** are *** ****** **!"
- "******* **** ** *** ******** **** but **** **** **** * ****** better ** ** ****."
- "****** ******* *** ***** **** **** us."
- "****/**** ******* *** ******** *********."
- "**** ** **."
**** **** **** *** ***** ************ shortages ** *******:
- "******* ******* *** ******* *** ***** on * ********* **** ****. ***** our ********* *** **** ** ********* and **** ***** ** **** ** switch *** *** **** **** *****."
- "******** ***** **** ******** **** ** NVRs, ** ******* *** ******* *** storage ******* *** *****."
- "***, ***** ***** ** * **** delay ** ** ********** *** **** cameras."
- "** ***** *** ****-****** **** ****** shortages *** ******* ****** *********."
- "****** **** **** ******* *** **** cameras."
- "*******, ******, *** ***********."
- "*******, ********** *********, *****."
- "******** ****** ******."
- "***** **** *******."
- "**** *******."
- "*******."
- "****."
**** ** *** **** ********** ***** camera ************ **** ********* ** **** survey. **** ****** *** **** ********** in **** ******:**** **** ******* ********* *********
********
******* *********** **** **** *** ****** from ********:
- "******** ***** ****'* ******* ** **** line ****** ** **** * ****, and *** ******* ** *** ******* are *** ******** (** *******)."
- "****** ***. ******* *** ********* ** backorder *** *** ********* **** *********. Worst ********* *** **** ********, ******* me ** ****** ******* ******."
- "**** ******** ********* ** ***** *** available ******."
- "******** ** *** **** ******* * am ******* ***."
- "******** *** ** / ****** *****."
*** ********** **** **** *** ******** as * **********:
- "**** ***** ****** **** *****, ***** primarily ******** ******** ******** ***."
**** ******* *** ** ******** *** comment, *** **** *** *** ******* at *********** ****. ** **** ****** you **** ***** ******** **/**** **** respond.
******
******* *********** **** ****** *** **** delays:
- "****** ******, *** **** ******* ** be * ****** *****, *** *** supply *****. ** ***** ***** ****** although ***** ** ************ ***** ***'* great."
- "******, ***** ***** * ****** ***, before *** * *****, *** ** 2 ******."
- "****** ********** **** ** ***** ******* cameras, *** **** *** * *** days *******."
- "[** *****] ****** ******, * ******."
*** ********** *** * ********* ********** with ****** *******:
- "****** ****, ***** **********, ***. **** delayed. ***** ********** ** ****** ******** and **** *** ** ****** ** delivering ******* ** *********."
Fire ***** ********
**** *********** ******* *** **** **** are ************ ****** ** **** ***** products:
- "***** ** **** ********* *** ****** and ******** ******** **** ** ****, large ****** *** **** ***** ********* and **** ****** *********."
- "**** ***** ***** ******** ** ** a ********* *** ******* *****."
- "**** ***** ******** ****** *** *****. My ******** ******** *** ** ***** shape."
- "****** ** ****** *******, **** *****, and **** ****."
- "****** **** ***** *****."
- "**** ***** *********."
- "****** ****."
- "**** *****."
Access ******* ******* *********
******* *********** ********* **** **** *********** delays ** ****** ******* ********:
- "** **** **** **** *********** ****** across ******** ***** *** *****-****** ********* devices **** ******** *** ****** ******."
- "***** *** ******* **** **** ******** times *** **** ******** **** *** alarm, ****** *******, *** *******."
- "***** *** ******* **** **** ******** times *** **** ******** **** *** alarm, ****** *******, *** *******."
- "******** **** ******* *** *********** *********** delays. ** ******* ***** *** ****** control."
- "**** ****** ** ****** *******, ******* panels **** ** ** ******."
- "*** **** *********/********** ** *** ****** are ** ** ***** ******** *******."
- "**** ******* *** ***** ** ***** and ******* ********."
- "****** ** ****** *******, **** *****, and **** ****."
- "**** **** ***** *** ****** ********."
- "****** ******* *** ********* ******."
- "*********** ******* ********."
- "*********** ******** *****."
- "****** ******* ******."
- "****** ******* *******."
- "****** ******* ********."
- "***** *** ****** *******."
- "****** ******* ***********."
- "**** ***** ********."
- "****** *******."
- "**** ****** ******."
- "** ***** & ******."
- "***********."
*** ** *** **** ********** ***** access ******* ************ **** *** ********* in **** ******. **** ****** *** firm ********** ** **** ******:*** **** ******* ********* *********
Allegion & *******
**** *********** ******* ** ******** & its ********** ******* ** *** ** the ******* *************:
- "******** ** *** *****, ******** ** Axis. **** ** ******** *** ** getting ****** *** **** ******* ** be ****. **** ** ****** ** what **** ** ******."
- "******** ***** *** ******* ****** ******. Forcing ** ** ****** ****** ** delay ********."
- "** *** ****** * ***** ***** in ********* ******* ******** ****** *** 400s."
- "**** ******* *** ******** ***** ******, everything **** ***** ** ** ** good *****."
- "******** ******** ***** **** **** *** products **** *** ******* **** ***** that **** *** *** **** ****** over *** **** ****."
- "****** ****** ********* ** **** *** and *******."
- "***** ****** ****** **** *** *** Schlage."
- "******** **** ********."
********* *** ******* *********, ******** ********* as *******:
******** ** ********* ** ******** ********** and ********** ******* *** **** *****. Demand *** *** ********* ******* ******. Currently, ********* *** *** **** ********** portfolio *** ** **** **** ******** lead *****, *** ** **** ******** lead ***** ** ******* ********** ********. We ******* ********** *** ******* ******** and **** ******** ************* **** **** directly. ** ******, *** ******** ***** representatives *** ********* ** ****** ***** questions *** ******* *** ** **** meet ***** *****.
*********
*** *********** ********* ********* ** *** survey:
- "********* ***** *******."
- "********* ******** ******** *** *********."
******* ********** ****** ** **** ********** with *********' ***** ****** **** ** aims ** "********* **** ***** *** ensure **** *** *** ******* ** shipped ****** *** *** ** *** year":
Network ********* ******
**** *********** **** **** *** ************ shortages ** ******* ********-******* ********:
- "** **** ***** ********* *** ****** in **** *****, **** ******* ******* switches, ******* ********, *** **** **** Readers. ******* ************ *** ******** **** the **** **** ** **...*** ** are ***** ******* *** **** ** some *****."
- "**********, ***** ********, *** **** ******** affected ** *** ******** ********* (*****)"
- "******* ******** *** ******** ****** ****** have **** * **** *****."
- "**** ******* ********* **** ********, ** modems, **** * **."
- "****** ** ***** ******* ******** *** still ** ***** ******."
- "***** *** *** ******** ***** **** long **** *****."
- "******* ******** **** ** *****."
- "**, *** ******* ********."
- "******* ********."
- "*** ********."
- "*** *****."
- "********."
*****
************ ** **** ********, ***** *** often *********:
- "***** ********, * *** **** ** the ******* **********."
- "******* ********** ************* **** *********** ****** such ** *****."
- "***** *** *** ******** ***** **** long **** *****."
- "**** ***** ****** **** *****, ***** primarily ******** ******** ******** ***."
- "*****."
Fiber ***** ****** ******
**** *********** **** **** *** ****** in ***** ***** ******:
- "**** ***** ** ***** ***** *****, still **** *******.
- "** **** **** *********** ********* ** lead **** *** ******-***** ***** ***** cables. ******* ********** **** **** **** access ****** ** **** ***** **** to ***."
- "**** ****** *** ***** *****, *** that ***** **** ** ****** ** capacity."
- "*****."
Power ******** ******
**** *********** **** **** *** ****** shortages ** ***** ******** ********:
- "**'* **** ********* **** **********; ***** seeing **** ** & ***** ******* delays, ********* ** ******** ****** ****** than ***** ***** ** ********."
- "******** ***** ******** (***** ******) ****** to ***** ** *** ** *****."
- "*** ***** ******** *******."
General ** ***-******** ******** ********
**** **** **** *** ********* ** specific ********** **** *** *** ********-********. The ******** ******* ******* *********, ** specific ******** ***** **** ******** **********, hard ******, **********, *** ********:
- "*** **** ** * *** ***** - ** **** **** **** ******** shortages **** ***** ****** ** ****** panels *** ******** *******. **** **** very **** **** ****** ** ** pending ************. ** **** *****, *** current ********** *** ******** *** ******* extending * ****** ** ****."
- "***** **** **** * ******* **** of ****, ****** ******* ***** ******* unavailable. ***** ********** *** ********** **** transitions **** *** ******* ********* ** monitors ** *********."
- "** ** * **** ****** ** AV ** ****, *** *** *** Crestron **** **** *+ ***** ****** on **** ** ***** ********."
- "** ***** ** ********* *** ******** so **** ** ***** ** **** impacted ** *********.
- "******** ******** *** ******* *** *** cards ***** ********** ***** ****** ** 12-16 *****."
- "**** ****** **** **** *** ******* delay. ** ******'*."
- "***-******** *****. ******, ********/********."
- "******** *** ********** ***** *******.
- "*** ** *** ******** ** ***** 2.5 ******."
- "******."
** **** ** * ****** ****** please **** ** ** ***** ************@*********.****** *'** **** **** *** *** the ***** *** ****.
* **** *** **** ***** ********** are **** ****** **** *** ***** happening
****** **** *** *** ***** ** many *********
*** ******** ** **** ***** ** overstock
***** *** ** ****** *** *** of ***********
****** ****** **** ****** ***** ******** in *********
** **** *** *** ** ****** with *** **** *****
*** *** *** **** ** ***, we ***** ** **** *** ** many
*****, ******. **** ** *** ********* is *** **** *** ** **** with *********?
***, ******** *******"*** ** * ****** ** **** A ******** *** **** ***", ***** Manufacturer **** **** ******, **** ***'* CEO
* **** * ******** **** * 3-4 **** *** ****** ******* ****** - * ****** ***** ** ***. When ** **** ** ***** *** inquired ***** ******, **** **** **** were ******* ****** **** **** ** 2022 *** **** ****.
******** **** *** *** *** *** repair ***** *** *******.