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There is a misconception that exists in the electronics manufacturing industry that the implementation of BOM monitoring only becomes valuable at a very specific point in an OEM product’s lifecycle — a late point. This could not be further from the truth, and what the one-of-a-kind features of Partstat BOM Monitoring seek to change. When…
Late 2017 and 2018 can be marked in the books as a record period for electronics manufacturing industry professionals, although not in the way anyone would like. Interconnects, passives, electromechanical devices, SMD resistors, and MLCCs, due to unprecedented demand in the automotive & IoT markets combined with component manufacturers’ inability to expand supply in a…
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 the last decade, the evolution of ecommerce as it relates to electronic components sourcing has been nothing short of incredible. Despite the highly advanced nature of the inventory OEMs buy, store, and use to assemble their products, the actual process of procuring them through inquiries, quoting, and games of back-and-forth phone tag has largely…