National Security Meets the Warehouse: A New Variable in Automation Sourcing

Warehouse automation sourcing is growing more complex as regulatory focus on national security forces companies to evaluate where tech components originate and the long-term impact on their systems. In this MHI Supply Chain Tech Talk, experts from the MHI Solutions Community’s Systems Integrators Committee, Robert Jones, Senior Consultant from Integrated Systems Design, Kyle McMillin, Application Engineer at Bastian Automation, Toyota Automated Logistics, and Gaetano Ciaravella, Global Business Unit Director of Automation & Shuttle Solutions at Eurofork Group, examine the evolving FCC landscape, lessons from past regulations, and component sourcing risk management. They also share key considerations for new investments, fleet expansions, and resilient sourcing strategies.