3 Ways to Deal With Product Shortages

By Sashco.  

Big picture trends to come out of supply chain disruptions and labor shortages.  

Everyone is feeling the effects of the pandemic through supply chain disruptions and material shortages. When your business depends on the quality performance of your projects, like Sashco sealants you obviously want to make sure you never run out. 

However, roofers seem to be able to pull through even the worst of economic circumstances, there are a couple of ways to navigate your business around the unprecedented. Here are a few tips on how. To balance homeowner demands with material shortages and supply chain disruptions. 

How do you navigate this? 

1 - Instead of calendar-driven resets, be nimble around your supply flow. Consider quarterly resets or just allocating a portion of shelf space to in and out products that you place as you secure. 

2 - Bring in off-shelf products to fill gaps in your assortment temporarily. 

3 - Offer store associate and shopper education on products that can be substituted, via email, website and in-store communication. 

Sashco resources 

See this webinar and tech bulletin explaining sealant technology swaps pros can make as they navigate shortages. 

Print this Sealant Technology Swap Cheat Sheet for in aisle. 

Learn more about Sashco in their RoofersCoffeeShop® Directory or visit www.sashco.com. 

Original article source: Sashco 

About Sashco 

Since 1936, Sashco has been a leader in high-performance sealants, caulks, and finishing products innovation for conventional home construction and log/wood homes. At Sashco, we’re driven by a passion to make products that work right the first time. Like you, we get frustrated by the toy that breaks, screwdrivers that bend, and tires that wear out too soon. That’s why you won’t find good-better-best product lines at Sashco. We only make high-performance products designed to work best for their applications. We like to call it “delighting the customer with a better way.” Visit www.sashco.com for more information.