May 24 2018
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Avnet Providing Sales and Support in the Americas for Nordic Semiconductor’s Ultra Low Power Wireless Solutions

By Logan Wamsley

Avnet, a leading global technology distributor, will now distribute Nordic Semiconductor’s “Bluetooth® Low Energy (Bluetooth LE), ANT+, IEEE 802.15.4, and 2.4GHz proprietary ultra low power (ULP) wireless connectivity solutions in the Americas” per an agreement the two parties signed in March 2018, as revealed in Avnet’s press release. Nordic Semiconductor, headquartered in Oslo, Norway, is…

May 24 2018
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Arrow Electronics to Bring Arrow Connect to LIGHTFAIR

By Logan Wamsley

Arrow Electronics, Inc. is planning to “light up” the 29th annual LIGHTFAIR International Expo. Scheduled to begin on May 8th, 2018 at Chicago’s McCormick Place — the largest convention center in North America — the LIGHTFAIR International Expo self-describes as “the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference.” As a proud…

May 24 2018
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Automakers Feeling Effects of Factory Fires, But They’re Not Alone

By Logan Wamsley

EBN has reported that American automaker Ford — as well as General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, and Mercedes — recently experienced a significant supply chain disruption due to a fire at the Meridian Magnesium factory in Eaton Rapids, Michigan. The disruption was so substantial that Ford was forced to halt production of their popular F-150 truck…

May 23 2018
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Partstat Last Time Buy Solution vs. Standard Last Time Buy

By Logan Wamsley

Since its launch, we here at Partstat have worked diligently to highlight the many benefits our Last Time Solution can have for an OEM and the other companies that make up their supply chain. But while we can reference these benefits in many different ways (case studies, videos, hypothetical scenarios, etc.), without a baseline to…

May 22 2018
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The One Thing OEMs Want from EMS Providers, but None Offer

By Logan Wamsley

When it comes to last time buys, it doesn’t take long to realize that they are everyone’s problem. And when the time comes when such a transaction becomes necessary to ensure a product’s life cycle can be completed, it can often prove complicated to determine whose problem it is to solve. Every EMS provider/OEM partnership…

May 21 2018
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3 Simple Characteristics of a Successful Obsolescence Management Strategy

By Logan Wamsley

An obsolescence management strategy that mitigates the issues associated with end-of-life electronic components does not mean having the ability to quickly negotiate a last time buy, nor does it mean having long-term contracts with preferred OCM partners to fulfill inventory over a long-term period. It also doesn’t mean having the infrastructure to know when a…