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...
In combating volatile supply shortages, some manufacturers now find themselves facing a different challenge: surplus electronic components. Here’s how OEMs can take back control of their inventory and better plan for future supply shortages. Remember the surge in...
One solution to supply chain disruption is holding on to excess inventory just in case — but safety stock can make a bad problem worse if improperly stored. Material disruptions lasting for a month or longer affect the automotive, aerospace, and computers and...
Focusing on predictive strategies can offer dramatic advantages to those looking for obsolescence options for legacy devices. Taking a reactive stance around obsolescence is common. With the many other challenges in sourcing, the focus on longer-term strategy for...
A PATTERN OF SEMICONDUCTOR MERGERS CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY A SURGE IN END-OF-LIFE NOTICES TOOK SHAPE IN THE LAST DECADE. ARE WE DUE FOR ANOTHER WAVE OF END-OF-LIFE SEMICONDUCTORS? During the middle of the last decade, we saw a huge wave of semiconductor mergers. Two years...