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OEMs across the world are gradually coming to understand the importance of staying ahead of obsolescence in the acquisition of critical electronic components – and the consequences of not accounting for it. However, especially in competitive markets where component demand far outweighs an OCM’s ability to meet supply orders, there is another variable that can…
Trends in today’s manufacturing industry have long indicated that product life cycles are lengthening against the electronic components required to assemble them, but nowhere is this conflict more pronounced than in the healthcare industry. The average life cycle for consumer electronics, such as smartphones or tablets, is conservatively about 18 months. While supporting a consumer…
In their search for a supply chain partner capable of storing, handling, and fulfilling ASICs for use in life-saving healthcare products, GE found exactly what they needed at Partstat. In March 2018, Partstat initiated a last time buy on behalf of GE with STMicroelectronics, Europe’s largest chip maker based on revenue, for over 35,000 ASICs.…
When it comes to storing electronic components, it’s not a matter of if an OEM needs to find a solution for it, but when — and at what cost. Virtually all companies at some point are forced to accumulate large quantities of inventory necessary to complete the life cycle of their product. This can be…
With their reputation as of one of the world’s premier tech innovators to uphold, GE holds its supply chain partners to the same level of accountability it holds itself to. This is especially true with regards to the sourcing of the electronic components, which are responsible for powering the GE products customers around the world…
In a manufacturing supply chain, there are precious few constants. The price of a critical electronic component will fluctuate in accordance with customer demand, for example, as well as the demand for the OEM product among consumers. Yet, somehow, in a marketplace where change is the only true constant, manufacturers must find a way to…