Supply Chain Disruptions Affect Viability of U.S. Manufacturing Sector

By the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), the North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM) and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

This white paper illustrates the supply chain disruptions that are lowering the competitiveness of our combined industries and hindering our members’ U.S. manufacturing capabilities. Trade distortions and the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in shortages of essential components, the effects of which have exposed the severe and worsening deficiencies in the U.S. logistics network and have led to delays and costly inflation at every stage of the manufacturing supply chain. These issues are made worse with ongoing labor shortages, and added together, they disrupt domestic production, result in temporary shutdowns, reduced sales, increased consumer costs, and delayed delivery of critical products. All of this combines to stall the U.S. economy