Procurement teams entered 2026 expecting a different environment. The forecasts heading into the year leaned toward continued normalization, manageable lead times, and a shift back to optimization work after several years of crisis response. That environment did not...
In aerospace and defense procurement, reballing is a familiar tool. Lead-free to leaded conversions, obsolescence workarounds, compromised packaging — there are good reasons to reball, and experienced engineers and buyers know them. What’s harder to answer is...
The AI revolution isn’t coming. It’s here, and it’s putting serious pressure on electronic component supply chains. At A2 Global, we see this firsthand. The same global procurement network that gives us visibility into component availability across...
Just-in-time delivery was supposed to be the answer to bloated warehouses and capital tied up in sitting inventory. For decades, it delivered on that promise, allowing manufacturers and procurement teams to run leaner operations by synchronizing supply precisely with...
The semiconductor industry has always been cyclical. Demand rises while supply catches up. Then, prices normalize. Procurement teams learned to ride those waves for decades. That playbook is now broken. In a recent Procurement Pro webinar, “How to Future-Proof...