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Despite recent efforts to curb the rising inflation rates seen in the U.S., little relief has been seen in the U.S. or in supply chains. These efforts included a third consecutive three-quarters percentage point interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve, even though Fed Chairman Jerome H Powell is quoted as saying “no one knows…
Electronic components and semiconductors, along with drastically increased power and efficiency, are also becoming more sensitive. This can be a great concern for electronics manufacturers — especially as consumer demands increase and component manufacturers increase their prices. Not every facility is equipped to properly manage sensitive electronic component storage, and the consequences of not doing…
No two electronic component or semiconductor types are exactly alike, and as a result, no two types will have identical storage needs. For some components, simple, secure, climate-controlled storage will suffice to meet long-term production schedules, while other pieces of inventory, such as raw die and wafer necessary for the assembly of ASICs, require the…
OEMs are not the only companies in the electronics industry that struggle with the repercussions of last time buys. EMS providers and authorized distributors alike often are forced to tie up thousands of dollars in already limited working capital to hold large quantities of end-of-life inventory on behalf of their OEM customers. Ideally, EMS providers…
2020 will be notable for many things, the most obvious one being the COVID-19 pandemic. Also notable, however, is the record number of natural disasters that have come to define this unusual year. Wildfires on the west coast of the U.S., for example, have devastated over 4.1 million acres this year, while countries in Asia…
The COVID-19 pandemic, for all of the fear and tragedy that it is responsible for around the world, has been equally disruptive in the business world. Long-standing strategies used for sourcing electronic components, semiconductors, and related products from distributors on an as-needed basis have suddenly hit a brick wall, and OEMs around the world are…