Four Reasons Why OEMs Need Guaranteed Business Continuity

By Logan Wamsley

No two electronic component or semiconductor types are exactly alike, and as a result, no two types will have identical storage needs. For some components, simple, secure, climate-controlled storage will suffice to meet long-term production schedules, while other pieces of inventory, such as raw die and wafer necessary for the assembly of ASICs, require the…

Cash Flow vs. Inventory: Can OEMs Have Both?

By Logan Wamsley

Cash is king. This is an idiom that has long been used to drive business decisions, but in the COVID-19 economy, it has proved particularly true. On-hand capital is the life preserver that gives companies the buffer needed to survive unexpected catastrophes, such as the worldwide economic lockdown that occurred in early 2020 as a…

L3Harris Continues Efforts to Provide COVID-19 Relief

By Logan Wamsley

Although recent news suggests a vaccine may be on the horizon, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a significant threat to vast swaths of the population, especially those deemed most vulnerable. Relief for these groups quite often falls to the abilities of charitable nonprofit organizations, who in this unpreceded time, are seeing their resources severely…

Medical Device EMS Providers: Are You Offering These to OEMs?

By Logan Wamsley

Approximately eight months into the COVID-19 era, the medical device industry is still coming to terms with the effects the pandemic continues to have on manufacturing. As of this writing, the number of hospitalizations in the U.S. reached over 85,000. According to the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, the U.S. can…

Partstat Partner Newswire: November 2020

By Logan Wamsley

BIS Infotech Names Mouser Global Electronic Components Distributor of the Year India-based electronics and technology magazine BISInfotech has announced that it has named Mouser Electronics Global Electronic Components Distributor of the Year for 2020. Known as the single most credible and coveted award for the electronics system design, manufacturing, and technology industry, Mouser received the…