Electronic Component Sourcing

This post may be controversial. I can already see the comments that will be made, or the silence from those not wanting to say the wrong thing. The role of agents in the electronics industry in Asia is under-recognized, but essential. It may be well-known amongst all new employees in say, Taïwan, however very few […]

So, let’s talk safety stock! Let’s say allocations and component lead-times are constantly increasing, and a business unit/customer is asking you to implement a full year of safety stock. They cannot afford the production to be late anymore. And they are ready to finance it. That’s right, they agree to pay for it! But here […]

We don’t all benefit from the steep semiconductor learning curve, however with digitization comes price transparency and fairer electronic component prices. I’ve always been skeptical about the added value of those many weeks spent trying to renegotiate and obtain fair prices for electronic components. Given the number of references, it looks more like inefficient data exchange sessions […]