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Innovation, particularly in electronics manufacturing, occurs in one of two ways: organically and artificially. The former is the result of a natural progression of technology and consumer expectations, occurring as a part of the organization’s evolution over time. The latter, however, is far more abrupt. In this case, a major variable, such as a global…
The Ukraine-Russia conflict has revealed many shortcomings and bottlenecks in the global supply chain, and over one year in it is still revealing new wrinkles that, in some cases, will permanently alter how electronics manufacturers evaluate supply chain risk. One such wrinkle is the revealing of just how sophisticated black and gray markets for microchips…
It is not difficult to notice the effects of inflation on our daily lives. In the cost of groceries, in gasoline and energy costs, and in the value of paychecks, we see the dollar’s declining value in nearly every aspect of our daily lives. It is no different for manufacturers, who are currently tasked with…
Silicon Valley Bank fallout has had drastic implications throughout all of industry, and the full implications of it have yet to be fully understood. Already, President Joe Biden has urged federal regulators to take steps to tighten up the banking system, and Congress is currently in talks of presenting new regulations or regulatory powers to…
Counterfeit components represents far more than financial and reputational risk for the manufacturer. In some cases, human lives are very much at stake. Failure to properly safeguard supply chains against a rapidly expanding gray market of both substandard and outright counterfeit parts can have the direst consequences one can imagine. A recent article in the…
In a recent interview with CNN, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger blunty stated a disturbing reality that highlights the largest single threat to the global supply chain in the coming years: chip availability. And this means that inventory management strategies will be more important than ever. “[O]il reserves [have] defined geopolitics for the last five decades,”…