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…

Supply Chain Solutions

By Michael Stratton

If you’ve worked in supply chain, you know that optimization is key for day-to-day management.  Supply chain management is not easy and it comes with a plethora of ongoing struggles: operating on thin margins, trying to improve working capital, carrying too much inventory and the costs associated with carrying that inventory, excess materials…this list could…

Supply Chain Inventory Challenges

By Michael Stratton

Running a supply chain operation comes with a great deal of the unexpected.  For years companies have tried to optimize and streamline their supply chains, only to have the littlest frustrations pop up in the most untimely manner.  And when I say the littlest thing, I mean something as small as a duplicated spreadsheet, or…