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, Gaetano Ciaravella, Global Business Unit Director of Automation & Shuttle Solutions at Eurofork Group, and Stephen Dryer, Senior Product Manager of Robotics at Hy-Tek Intralogistics, 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.