The Significance of Partstat’s ISO Certifications

By Logan Wamsley

Regardless of services offered or products manufactured, there have always been certain universal quality management standards implemented by the world’s most successful companies. At the center of these standards was a deceptively simple concept: maximizing customer satisfaction. For most of history, these standards went largely unwritten – a common endpoint reached through trial and error…

The Rise of ASICs, and What It Means for Your Supply Chain

By Logan Wamsley

The latest industry trend taking the world (and Wall Street) by storm is cryptocurrency, or more specifically the blockchain technology used to drive it. Gartner defines a blockchain technology as ”a shared, distributed, decentralized and tokenized ledger that removes business friction by being independent of individual applications or participants.” The idea that critical, sensitive data…

The Human Element: Your Supply Chain’s X Factor

By Logan Wamsley

Steve Jobs once said, “Technology is nothing. What’s important is that you have a faith in people, that they’re basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they’ll do wonderful things with them.” Obviously, Jobs was not discussing the merits of Partstat, but he might as well have. Since 1991, our company has…

Why Does the Life Cycle Mismatch Between Products and Components Exist?

By Logan Wamsley

Consumers browsing the shelves at your local retailer rarely glance behind the curtain and see how their buying habits affect all levels of the manufacturing supply chain. It’s a fascinating story to tell, and one that has profound implications for the future of not just the manufacturer supplying product to retailers, but for the component…

2018 Supply Chain Prediction: Putting Big Data to Work

By Logan Wamsley

The supply chain industry is hardly alone in supporting the global push for Big Data technologies. Nearly every industry, from telecommunications to energy to healthcare, has been steadily accumulating detailed, relevant information on their products and clients with the intention of one day incorporating it into their future offerings. But for 2018, we anticipate that…

CES 2018 and Beyond: A Meditation on the Future of EDX

By Logan Wamsley

Each year at Partstat is special in one way or another. But having said that, we have pegged 2018 to be a particularly memorable year for our company. Why? Because after 26 years interacting with customers and determining what exactly is required of a supply chain partner in today’s market, we have finally decided, to…