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Useful doesn’t even begin to describe the impact critical electronic components have on an OEM product’s life cycle. Many standard electronic components and semiconductors have comparable alternatives that can be easily replaced — often by the same OCM, who may accompany the PCN with a list of options as a customer courtesy. More specialized parts…
The idea of a raging fire consuming large portions of what we hold dear is one of the oldest threats mankind has faced — and while multiple millennia’s worth of technology, planning, and old-fashioned trial-and-error have minimized this risk somewhat in general households, in the manufacturing industry many analysts have moved this issue back to…
Last time buys, even in the best of situations, rarely go smoothly. There are dozens of variables in play – and if one miscalculation is made, it could have profound consequences for your product, business, relationship with consumers, and profit margins. If you are prepared to make a last time buy, below is a brief…
The production of an electronic component largely mirrors that of any other commodity – and as such, it rests on the changing winds of consumer demand. If there are many products that require the same component for extended lengths of time, and it makes financial sense for the OCM to continue production of that component…
Last time buys will always be the central concern of every successful obsolescence management strategy. BOM monitoring gives OEMs the tools needed to stay ahead of obsolescence, proper long-term storage infrastructure gives them the means to maintain end-of-life inventory post-obsolescence, and the implementation of die and wafer banking into their product designs allows them to…
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…