Electronics supply chain

How independent distributors regulate prices during component allocation Brokers or independent distributors play an essential role in the electronic component supply-chain: they buy overstock; they source hard-to-find components; they source better prices (since their prices are not controlled by the manufacturer). But they have another crucial role during component allocation: they regulate prices. Here’s how. […]

Everyone who has worked in a supply-chain business during electronic component allocations knows that it is a difficult time. You’re literally overwhelmed with shortage risks. It is inordinately stressful. You have so many shortage risks to consider that you barely have time to work on anything else. Those 5 shortage calls a day don’t allow […]

Ask yourself, what is the riskiest job in the world? Deep-sea Fisherman? Fighter pilot? High-Rise Window Cleaner? Long Distance Truck driver? Nope. None of them. It is the Supply Manager job in the [OEM-ODM-EMS] electronic industry! It is high risk and extremely stressful and here I will explain why I believe it to be the […]

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 […]