5 Challenges OEMs Face Making Last Time Buys

By Logan Wamsley

As the overall lifecycle of components grows shorter by the year, last time buys (LTBs) are quickly becoming the new normal for OEMs across multiple industries. To keep a product in production for its entire lifespan, manufactures must find a way to work around the lifecycle mismatch between components and the products they create. (To…

The Obsolescence Problem In Your Supply Chain

By Logan Wamsley

Obsolescence is one of the greatest challenges for today’s manufacturers – but it can be overcome. A manufactured product, regardless of industry or function, is, quite literally, the sum of its parts. And each end product, crafted from a wealth of electronic components, semiconductors, and peripheral products, reflects the designs and labor of dozens, even…

Vishay Last Time Buy and EOL Notices

By Michael Stratton

This Vishay last time buy date is June 5th of 2018.   Partstat will use our own capital to purchase your entire projected quantity needed, directly from the OCM, on your behalf. We will own, warehouse and fulfill enough inventory for production and service to anywhere in the world you designate for up to a…

Partstat Completes Last Time Buy on Behalf of Philips

By Michael Stratton

When it comes to completing Last Time Buys necessary for the manufacturing of revolutionary products, Partstat once again proved they are the definitive supply chain partner. This time, it was Philips who required assistance with the fulfillment of a vital LTB. When a future mother looks at a monitor to see a representation their unborn…

GE Healthcare Trusts LTBs to Partstat

By Michael Stratton

GE Healthcare has now joined dozens of other prominent industry innovators who have taken advantage of one of Partstat’s Last Time Buy Solutions. Radiology. Ultrasound. Mammography. Computed Tomography. These are just a few of the medical disciplines GE Healthcare continues to supply with innovative products critical to a patient’s diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. But every…