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According to MEMA Aftermarket President and CEO Paul McCarthy, who heads a 500-member division that represents parts manufacturers for the auto industry, the current supply chain crisis is “the biggest…that we have faced since WWII…when our whole manufacturing economy shifted on a dime for wartime.” Just how dire this crisis is has been a large…
Much has been said about the desire for many major global economies, the U.S. included, to decouple their supply chains from China. One of the most visible examples of this is the adoption of the CHIPS and Science Act in August 2022. The crux of this legislation is to provide roughly $280 billion in new…
Buffer stock goes far beyond electronic components, semiconductors, raw die and wafer, or any other critical inventory needed by a manufacturer to maintain business continuity. Indeed, the idea of buffer stock has been around in some form since nearly the dawn of civilization, when farmers and hunter-gatherers would stock up on food to survive long…
Die banking is a process through which raw die and wafer is stored by a manufacturer until it is required for ASIC assembly. Because of its ability to keep manufacturers from continuously re-entering the marketplace, die banking is a great way to help avoid price increases, extended lead times, and many kinds of supply chain…
Although many of the supply chains solutions throughout the industry focus on equipment manufacturers (both OEMs and their EMS partners), one commonly overlooked but equally important consideration is the benefits they have on component manufacturers. Such a solution may not directly be associated with them, but the adoption of an Inventory Financing Solution can have…
In a previous blog, we noted that despite the threat the novel coronavirus presents to global supply chains and general component market uncertainty, it also presents a rare opportunity for OEMs to take a step back and re-evaluate the strategies they currently are implementing to avoid disruption. Should they be found lacking, it might be…