Is extended manufacturing the answer to obsolescence?
When equipment is engineered to outlast the parts that comprise it, proactive obsolescence strategies are essential to ensure production and replacement parts remain
Sourcing Strategies
Industry Insights
Turning innovation into impact
From everyday AI to humanoid robotics and quantum breakthroughs, here’s how technology and supply resilience could shape the year ahead. Despite market volatility
Industry Insights
Supply Chain Management
What happens when the unexpected hits your supply chain?
Imagine this: you’ve just received a new order for your flagship product – the cornerstone of your business. It’s popular, profitable, and in
Industry Insights
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
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