As product design becomes increasingly complex and time-to-market cycles shrink, OEMs are relying more than ever on the distribution channel to ensure they get the parts they need when they need them. Electronics distributors are stepping in to help find...
Reframe your excess problems as inventory solutions to support long-term growth and supply chain stability. WHAT DOES YOUR EXCESS INVENTORY HAVE IN COMMON WITH A SLOW ELEVATOR? BOTH PRESENT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR REFRAMING—FROM AN ENJOYABLE RIDE TO INVENTORY SOLUTIONS....
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...
Small changes in demand can trigger much larger inefficiencies throughout the supply chain, but here’s how you can avoid the bullwhip effect through excess solutions. One of the more colorful descriptions of supply chain volatility, the “bullwhip effect,” as described...
When neither traditional suppliers, franchise distributors, nor small brokers can meet your needs, global independent parts distributors provide a credible alternative. Thanks to stringent approved vendor lists (AVLs) and diminishing supply, high-reliability component...
