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A Five-Point Guide to Managing Electronics Supply Chains During Challenging Periods

A Five-Point Guide to Managing Electronics Supply Chains During Challenging Periods

A2’s CEO Frank Cavallaro shared thoughts with Electronics Sourcing on the evolution of the electronic distribution sector, plus tips for successful management of electronics supply chains.   Electronics Sourcing magazine recently interviewed A2’s CEO Frank...
New Tech Shortage Impacts: Will Innovations Stimulate Future Supply Chain Disruptions?

New Tech Shortage Impacts: Will Innovations Stimulate Future Supply Chain Disruptions?

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...
3 Reasons Why an Independent Distributor is Your Best Electronic Supply Chain Partner

3 Reasons Why an Independent Distributor is Your Best Electronic Supply Chain Partner

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...
Exceptional Validation in the High-Reliability Supply Chain

Exceptional Validation in the High-Reliability Supply Chain

Even when requirements are met in the high-reliability supply chain, there’s more to do. Beyond ensuring electrical and environmental safety for all high-reliability electronic components, exceptional validation boosts security. Sourcing components in the...
Mergers Foreshadow Another Wave of End-of-Life Semiconductors

Mergers Foreshadow Another Wave of End-of-Life Semiconductors

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...
Leveraging Data-Driven Excess Solutions During Times of Shortage

Leveraging Data-Driven Excess Solutions During Times of Shortage

While the market is consumed with searching for parts, data-driven excess solutions provide a way for you to vent excess inventory and gain ROI.   The electronic components market is hot right now. Severe shortages are putting pressure on buyers to focus only on...
3 Strategies For Navigating The Complex Electronic Shortage Market

3 Strategies For Navigating The Complex Electronic Shortage Market

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...
Should High-Reliability Solutions Do More?

Should High-Reliability Solutions Do More?

High-reliability solutions require more than just showing up with the right parts. When sourcing commercial off-the-shelf products, every aspect of the process requires heightened scrutiny. Maintaining exceptional supply chain security is critically important to the...
4 Ways to Monetize Excess Inventory During a Component Shortage

4 Ways to Monetize Excess Inventory During a Component Shortage

Making lucrative connections for your excess inventory is easier than you might think during the current component shortages.     Have you found yourself with excess electronic component inventory that’s taking up valuable shelf space? Are you also...