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Today’s supply chain disruptions are not only affecting manufacturing industries, but also everyday consumers trying to purchase anything from chicken to golf clubs. Global climate trends, natural disasters, geopolitical tensions, shipping freight delays, and other such issues are combining with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to create a perfect storm of challenges that makes 2021 one…
Approximately eight months into the COVID-19 era, the medical device industry is still coming to terms with the effects the pandemic continues to have on manufacturing. As of this writing, the number of hospitalizations in the U.S. reached over 85,000. According to the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, the U.S. can…
The goal of any OEM or EMS provider is to identify and mitigate any risk associated with the design and production of their products. While this may be simple to say, what form such risks take can be broad and at times unpredictable; geopolitical uncertainty, unexpected component obsolescence, raw material shortages, and unforeseen externalities, such…
The issue semiconductor manufacturers face transitioning end-of-life (EOL) electronic components toward obsolescence is difficult to solve. While inevitable and necessary to continue offering products to the highest proportion of consumers, the risk of alienating a significant number of long-standing, loyal customers is ever present. Even with appropriate notice via a PCN, unexpected obsolescence puts legacy…
Although last time buys are a critical element of any manufacturing process, it has been historically difficult to view them in anything but a negative light. When a last time buy becomes necessary, it means that something has not gone according to plan — a component essential to the build has unexpectedly been transitioned toward…
Commitment to purchasing last time buy (LTB) inventory can be a sticky subject matter between an OEM and their contract manufacturer. In many cases the need for LTB inventory can be a sudden, unexpected expense, and one that both parties are often unequipped to handle. This is particularly true for contract manufacturers, who often operate…