Last Time Buy for PCN and EOL Parts

By Michael Stratton

As the demand for improved technology continues to increase month by month, so does the need to conduct Last Time Buys (LTB) for electronic components. Companies are changing their products at such a rapid rate that end of life (EOL) and Product Change Notifications (PCN) seem to be flying out like a scared flock of…

Last Time Buy – Manage and Prepare

By Michael Stratton

It can happen to anyone at anytime.  Your product has been in production for years, and suddenly you get the message from one of your suppliers and a component is on its way to obsolescence.  Once you hear this, you suddenly have an elephant in the room sitting next to you named Last Time Buy. …

Changing The Way Companies Secure Inventory

By Michael Stratton

There are thousands of companies out there that wear the shackles of supply chain struggles.  Just when you think everything is going as “planned”, the littlest issue can cast a shadow that looks similar to that of a giant mountain.  The word planned is noted above because anyone who has been part of supply chain…