The Largest Electronic Component Search Engines, Compared

By Logan Wamsley

The electronics industry has recently experienced a period of steady growth and technological advancement – and many professionals who specialize in the act of buying and selling electronic components and semiconductors have come to incorporate the benefits of online marketplaces into their daily business practices. The primary appeal of these sources lies in a marketplace’s…

The Benefits of Partstat’s Rapid RFQ System

By Logan Wamsley

The role of an OEM buyer specialist is centered around sending RFQs for acquiring critical inventory. While we have long evolved beyond the need for landlines, pens, and paper to complete the process, many of the same principles still remain intact. The sales representative is tasked with not just the act of the discovery, but…

Have You Integrated Skype into Your Partstat Business Profile? You Should.

By Logan Wamsley

At Partstat, we have always believed that the best business models feature a human element that every bit equals whatever technology is highlighted. Innovations, features, and benefits are what turn prospects into potential buyers, but it’s the company’s ability to forge mutually-beneficial one-on-one relationships that turns potential buyers into loyal customers. Times have certainly changed,…

Do You Want Your Inventory to Be Seen? Start With Google.

By Logan Wamsley

Listing your inventory through Partstat comes with many benefits — unlimited status reports, custom company profiles including Youtube and Skype integration, and access to over 50 billion data points that allow you to competitively price inventory in a real-time model — and all of them are free to uploaders. But it’s also important to realize…

Predict Allocation: Partstat BOM Monitoring by the “Number”

By Logan Wamsley

The benefits of adopting a BOM monitoring service need no elaboration. Lead times for once commoditized passive components are now approaching near historic highs — in some cases beyond 52 weeks — and as component manufacturers continue to ramp up production to meet escalating demand, the lifecycles of their offerings continue to shorten. The problem…

The Ideal BOM Monitoring Solution Must Offer These 3 Things

By Logan Wamsley

When an OEM or EMS provider decides to adopt a BOM monitoring service into their supply chain, what do they expect to receive? And once it has been received, does it really provide what today’s supply chain requires? If we are discussing the vast majority of offerings currently available, the answer is relatively simple. With…