The shift in purchasing priorities: why the best product doesn’t always win
Dan Ford, VP of Sales, EMEA, at Farnell, believes engineers have shifted from prioritising what is technically the best product for the job
Industry Insights
Industry Insights
The future of electronics distribution is in the Cloud(s)
AI has started to change distribution economics in ways the industry has never experienced. McKinsey estimates that end-to-end AI adoption can reduce inventory
Black & Grey Markets
Buying from surplus inventory suppliers is a risky business
There’s a very quick answer to what to do about excess inventory: plan better to avoid amassing it. Excess inventory often ends up
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
Supply Chain Management
What to look for in a trusted distributor
In today’s volatile supply chain landscape, the role of a trusted distributor has never been more critical. The second half of 2025 brings
Industry Insights
Supply Chain Management
When almost 500,000 parts reach EoL annually, you need an obsolescence strategy
How procurement teams can keep the focus on innovation, not redesign. When a critical part winds up on a component manufacturer’s end-of-life (EoL)
Supply Chain Management
Collaborative recovery: redefining partnerships in surplus management
As global supply chains recalibrate from a period of over-ordering and volatility, procurement leaders are facing the challenge of surplus electronic components. Inventory
Digitalisation
News
SOS electronic: 30 years of reliability and innovation in the world of electronics
In 2025, SOS electronic, a member of the Conrad Group, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Founded in Košice, Slovakia, a city of 250,000
Sponsored
Sustainability
Why are companies starting to see ROI in ESG?
Across the electronics industry, sustainability has shifted from an emerging topic to an operational priority. More companies are establishing ESG roles, expanding emissions
News
Weebit Nano and Texas Instruments sign license agreement
Weebit Nano, a developer and licensor of advanced memory technologies for the global semiconductor industry, has licensed its resistive random access memory (ReRAM)