SVB’s Collapse, Inflation Hit Contract Manufacturers Hard

By Logan Wamsley

Silicon Valley Bank fallout has had drastic implications throughout all of industry, and the full implications of it have yet to be fully understood. Already, President Joe Biden has urged federal regulators to take steps to tighten up the banking system, and Congress is currently in talks of presenting new regulations or regulatory powers to…

Are You Prepared to Store Electronic Inventory Long Term?

By Logan Wamsley

The inventory list for OEM products is more varied than at any point in history. Electronic inventory, for example, with the market’s continued emphasis on miniaturization, performance, and energy efficiency has gone through a drastic evolution that has necessitated the use of specialized storage strategies. Where basic climate-controlled warehousing infrastructure would once suffice, now strict…

Supply Chain Resilience Starts With Transparency

By Logan Wamsley

Amid ongoing issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic — which most recently have taken the form of a global chip shortfall that has the attention of lawmakers around the world — there is renewed focus on the importance of manufacturers building and maintaining long-term relationships with their suppliers and EMS providers. Continuing the Conversation on…

Here’s How Manufacturers Can Improve Supply Chain Resilience NOW

By Logan Wamsley

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted even the most minor vulnerabilities in the modern supply chain — and supply chain executives are taking every precaution to ensure that for the next great black swan, their supply chain resilience is improved. Supply Chain Resilience and Agility Is Critical This fact is made clear in a new global…

Automaker Supply Chains Are Strained. We Know the Solution

By Logan Wamsley

It is easy to view supply chain disruption in strict terms of dollars and cents, of profits made and losses accumulated, but consequences go far beyond that. Adjusting priorities and production delays is one thing, but human consequences are quite another. Such consequences can be easily seen today in automaker supply chains, which have recently…