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Although many manufacturing cycles in the last century have been defined by periods of consolidation and diversification (aerospace being a notable example of this), few analysts would argue that the electronics supply chain has not grown substantially more complex in a relatively short amount of time. Many industries that rarely had need for much beyond…
As the electronic component market remains unstable and supply chain disruptions are becoming more commonplace, OEMs have quickly discovered the value of a proven obsolescence management strategy. As a result, several BOM monitoring systems have entered the marketplace, each with its own characteristics and limitations. To show how Partstat BOM Monitoring separates itself from any…
Obsolescence, in some form, impacts each and every industry that manufactures a product to meet the demands of a consumer base. But just as no two products have exactly the same design or function, no two products experience obsolescence in quite the same way. One of the most important factors in understanding how obsolescence will…
The escalating electronic component demand further exacerbated by component manufacturers’ inability to adequately ramp up production appears to have plateaued – and according to one report published by Technology Partners Consulting (TPC). “Based on our findings,” says TPC, “we believe the industry has yet to see a bottom as demand and bookings continue to weaken,…
In a traditional supply chain, OEMs take a decidedly reactionary approach toward component obsolescence. Detailed procedures such as a last time buy solution may be in place to help their supply chains pivot to avoid disruption, but even the most sophisticated strategy designed to mitigate the effects of obsolescence does little to get to the…
In 2016, Broadcom announced their intentions to acquire NXP Semiconductors for a whopping $44 billion. At the time, it was the largest single acquisition the electronic components industry had ever seen – and although the merger was cancelled in July of 2018, for a time it provided an appropriate capstone for what has very much…