OCMs: How to Offer OEM Customers a Soft Landing from Obsolescence

By Logan Wamsley

The state of the electronic component market is always changing, and in recent years soaring demand in certain industries is forcing component manufacturers to shorten the lifecycles of their products. The moment demand dips, the market leaves these companies no choice but to transition the part toward obsolescence and shift their focus where customer demand…

How Partstat Saves OEMs 42% on Annual Inventory Carrying Costs

By Logan Wamsley

Over the past 27 years, Partstat has partnered with some of the largest and most accomplished and innovative manufacturers in the manufacturing industry. GE, Philips, Boeing, Harris, IBM, and HP have all enrolled in a Partstat solution, and all have realized benefits that only Partstat can provide. One of these is saving an average of…

Aerospace Vertical Integration: Where Does Our Last Time Buy Solution Fit?

By Logan Wamsley

The frequent exhaustion aerospace OEMs face relying on suppliers has had an influential impact within their supply chains. With high demands for production, this should entail an equally high level of quality that exceeds customers’ expectations. But, sadly, this is not always the case. Constantly depending upon others may take away the OEM’s ability to…

How Last Time Buys Fit into Each Industry

By Logan Wamsley

Since we first implemented our Last Time Buy Solution, we have preserved over $100 million in working capital for our customers. But while it could be easily assumed that each last time buy was similar in its overall design, in fact the opposite is true. Each case is different, and our solution has the ability…

A Tale of Two Manufacturers, and the Last Time Buys Between Them

By Logan Wamsley

With the current electronic component shortage crisis, the relationships between OEMs and contract manufacturers are of the utmost importance. Continuing to conduct business as usual is no longer an option. Success can only be achieved by building better relationships across all levels of your supply chain — and if there’s a disconnect, everyone is impacted.…

Healthcare OEMs: A Supply Chain Problem Is Everyone’s Problem

By Logan Wamsley

It doesn’t take much to understand that medical equipment is wildly crucial in our world today. But the prolonged lifecycles of this equipment necessitate a need for regular updates and adherence to long-term service commitments – which are expected to be handled promptly. When a machine breaks, time is of the essence. Our OEM customers…