Electronic components markets: a challenging start to 2026
The US Government started the new year in a most unexpected way by bullishly declaring geopolitical and economic ambitions that challenged many of
Market Analysis
Market Analysis
Would your organisation rather plead or negotiate?
The economic tide is turning for the global electronic components market as the industry-wide inventory overhang that resulted from the COVID-19 lockdowns continues
Market Analysis
Has the recovery in the electronic markets stalled?
A couple of years ago, Adam Fletcher, Chairman of both the UK’s Electronics Components Supply Network (ecsn) and the International Distributors of Electronics
Industry Insights
Market Analysis
Sourcing Strategies
Procurement in a proprietary components’ world
There are numerous factors that contribute to the success or otherwise of an organisation’s sourcing strategy; choice of suppliers, logistics, legal structures, industry,
Market Analysis
The new economic order and your organisation
Many of the unconventional ‘promises’ made by Donald Trump prior to his election are now rapidly becoming realities. Radical trade tariffs imposed by
Market Analysis
Mercantilism & leveraged diplomacy threatens the electronic components market
New US President Donald Trump has started to deliver on his promised (threatened?) ultra-aggressive ‘America First, Economic Trade Based, Leveraged Diplomacy’, believing if
Market Analysis
Tariffs: how do they impact the electronic components market?
For many years procurement professionals in the electronics industry have had to contend with a number of headaches, the largest of which were
Market Analysis
Changing fortunes in component market drivers?
For the past decade or so the primary driver of the global electronic components market has been the demand for the latest innovation
Market Analysis
Best procurement strategy – conflict or collaboration?
Adam Fletcher, Chairman of the UK’s Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn) and the International Distribution of Electronics Association (IDEA), welcomes the great collaborative
Sourcing Strategies
ERP systems, complexity, and RIRO
Many column inches have been written over the past few years relating to supply and demand imbalance in the global electronic components supply