Supply chain challenges impacting discrete manufacturing will continue in 2022, posing critical opportunities for resiliency. Though late 2021 reports from IC Insights and other industry sources indicated that discrete manufacturing was looking up, we see that...
Tracking MLCC forecasts shows growth in 5G demand and volatile materials costs. This might put MLCC demand on track to outpace supply into 2022. Shortages in multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) first emerged in 2018, when demand outpaced supply. At that time, three...
You can buffer against destabilizing global politics with three strategies to develop insight and build agility into your long-term shortage planning. You’ve likely spent 2020, and now also 2021, exploring ways to strengthen your supply chain and perhaps even pivoting...
New technologies are disruptive in many ways. We anticipate new tech shortage impacts will create continued competition with other industry sectors for the supply of key technology components. The world has largely moved on from the immediate shortage impacts of the...
The one constant in the current shortage market? The electronic supply chain is more complicated than ever before — but adding an electronic supply chain partner to your team can ease logistical challenges. We are seeing a mixed outlook on the current shortage — from...
Mixed signals create a complex forecast for the electronic shortage market. Take shelter from the instability by shoring up your best practices. The electronic market is riddled with mixed signals about how long the current shortage is going to last. From OCM to...
