Product Shortage Statistics And Trends 2023

Published May 02, 2023 11:55 AM

For the third year, product shortages are a significant concern within the physical security industry.

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

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**** ** ***** *********** *** *** as **** ** ** *** ** the *** ** **** **** **** same ******** ******** ** **** **** polarizing ********:

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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":

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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 ******."
  • "******."
Comments (5)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
May 02, 2023

* **** * ******** **** * 3-4 **** *** ****** ******* ****** - * ****** ***** ** ***. When ** **** ** ***** *** inquired ***** ******, **** **** **** were ******* ****** **** **** ** 2022 *** **** ****.

******** **** *** *** *** *** repair ***** *** *******.

(2)
U
Undisclosed #2
May 03, 2023

****. **** *** **** *******?

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Rick Caruthers
May 03, 2023
Galaxy Control Systems

** **** ** * ****** ****** please **** ** ** ***** ************@*********.****** *'** **** **** *** *** the ***** *** ****.

DP
David Pilchick
May 09, 2023
Brooklyn Low Voltage Supply

* **** *** **** ***** ********** are **** ****** **** *** ***** happening

****** **** *** *** ***** ** many *********

*** ******** ** **** ***** ** overstock

***** *** ** ****** *** *** of ***********

****** ****** **** ****** ***** ******** in *********

** **** *** *** ** ****** with *** **** *****

*** *** *** **** ** ***, we ***** ** **** *** ** many

JH
John Honovich
May 09, 2023
IPVM

*****, ******. **** ** *** ********* is *** **** *** ** **** with *********?

***, ******** *******"*** ** * ****** ** **** A ******** *** **** ***", ***** Manufacturer **** **** ******, **** ***'* CEO