Consumers: The Forgotten Factor of the Electronic Component Shortage

By Logan Wamsley

When analyzing the current electronic component shortage, it’s easy to narrow the discussion based in terms of dollars and cents, profits lost versus profits gained, industry growth versus stagnation, etc. It’s an echo chamber of our own making, built based on the data and conclusions that most greatly impact our business. Industry experts are excited…

Component Shortages, Obsolescence, & Allocation: The Solution You Need

By Logan Wamsley

The current high demand for electronic components has ‒ ultimately ‒ led to a severe shortage. While this has had a detrimental effect on supply chains, many manufacturers believed this would be a temporary situation. However, this component shortage may be here longer than expected. In today’s market, the supply and demand imbalance is defined…

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…

Big Data Is a Big Deal

By Logan Wamsley

Big Data – What is it? Why is it important? How can it impact your supply chain in a big way? These questions are all valid, and may have crossed your mind once or twice, but it’s valuable to understand the reasons such thoughts are so prevalent. None of these questions should be ignored. If…

Long-Term Storage of Electronic Components: What Are the Options

By Logan Wamsley

The widening lifecycle mismatch between OEM products and the critical electronic inventory used to create them has had a profound effect on the modern supply chain. Where once OEMs could source the parts required over time under the assumption they would be available for a reasonable amount of time, now even components that were once…