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Buffer stock goes far beyond electronic components, semiconductors, raw die and wafer, or any other critical inventory needed by a manufacturer to maintain business continuity. Indeed, the idea of buffer stock has been around in some form since nearly the dawn of civilization, when farmers and hunter-gatherers would stock up on food to survive long…
New data from the Hackett Group’s Working Capital Survey indicates that the global supply chain this year, facing inconsistent lead times and shipping delays, has made some drastic strategic changes toward the use of buffer stock. In a survey of 1,000 nonfinancial companies’ working capital levels, inventory balances increased from $1.19 trillion a year ago…
Die and wafer banking is here to stay. According to Yahoo Finance, the wafer market is projected to grow in value from $11.4 billion in 2022 to $20.6 billion by 2027 — an annual growth rate of 12.5%. The reasons for such growth are easy to see: companies across all major industries who rely on…
Although the global supply chain has a long way to go to reach pre-pandemic recovery, there are some notable signs that indicate the situation appears to be stabilizing. According to a report from logistics company Flexport, the time it takes as of July 10, 2022 for goods transported on an ocean freight to reach port…
Labor has been a critical factor in supply chains since the beginning. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, stringent COVID protocols forced companies to scale back on shifts to promote social distancing, and the sudden stalling of the global economy forced many others to slash payroll altogether. When demand was low this was not…
