Electronics OEMs and the Burden of Market Growth

By Logan Wamsley

The electronic component market and the industries it supports have a symbiotic relationship; the growth and innovations on display from one side intrinsically affect the growth of the other, and vice versa, just as the downturn of one negatively impacts the other. When the electronic components market struggled to source raw materials at the turn…

The Largest Electronic Component Search Engines, Compared

By Logan Wamsley

The electronics industry has recently experienced a period of steady growth and technological advancement – and many professionals who specialize in the act of buying and selling electronic components and semiconductors have come to incorporate the benefits of online marketplaces into their daily business practices. The primary appeal of these sources lies in a marketplace’s…

Reactive vs. Proactive Obsolescence Management Strategies

By Logan Wamsley

While all obsolescence management strategies have the same goal of ensuring the lifecycles of OEM products despite any unforeseeable disruptions, they are not all alike. Now, just because each strategy may be different in form, that does not mean they differ in terms of importance. It is unwise to consider any such strategy as “one-size-fits-all,”…