Sourcing Strategies

Sourcing Strategies

Webinar: navigating the current memory shortage

Registration is now open for an upcoming Procurement Pro webinar, Understanding and Navigating the Current Memory Shortage, taking place on 28th April at 2pm (UK time). Hosted by Paige Hookway, Managing Editor, and sponsored by Smith, the session will bring together industry expertise to address one of the most pressing challenges currently facing the global

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Melexis delivers on China localisation initiative

Melexis has announced a key milestone in its regional growth strategy, turning its China localisation roadmap into real silicon. Demonstrating its commitment to one of the world’s leading electrification markets, Melexis introduces the MLX91241 current sensor, its first integrated circuit (IC) produced through a localised manufacturing model in China. Executing the strategy: from presence to

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Webinar: maximising your supply chain during the AI boom

Procurement Pro has opened registration for its upcoming webinar, Maximising Your Supply Chain During the AI Boom, sponsored by Smith, taking place on Tuesday 22nd September at 3pm BST. The session comes as the AI boom continues to reshape the electronic components supply chain, pushing procurement teams at data centres and hyperscale operators towards markets

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Municipal buying cycles forcing longer-life electronic architectures

The main goals for electronic architectures are to ensure functionality and durability over time. However, municipal buying cycles are shifting to create new objectives regarding the product’s useful life and overall lifetime. The mandate for municipal procurement cycles Government buying standards and cycles for goods and services have moved beyond what’s simply mandatory. In line

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DigiKey Marketplace: expanding access while simplifying procurement

Procurement professionals today operate in a complex environment. Product lifecycles are shortening, supply chains are becoming more global and fragile, and expectations around speed, transparency, and reliability continue to rise. In this context, sourcing strategies must evolve beyond traditional models to remain resilient. As a global distribution leader, DigiKey saw an opportunity to help procurement

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Rethinking MOQs in distribution

For decades, distribution operated on a straightforward assumption: better customer service means more inventory. There’s logic to it. More stock means better availability, shorter lead times, and faster response when a customer needs product quickly. But at a certain scale, carrying more inventory stops improving service and starts creating cost, complexity, and exposure. The more

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The hidden cost of components under new US tariffs

Here, Jae Ro, Marketing Manager at SIGNAL + POWER, examines how tariffs, compliance costs, and supply constraints are changing the true cost of sourcing electrical components. The changing cost of electrical components New US tariffs are adding cost and uncertainty to electrical component sourcing, making it harder for manufacturers to judge suppliers on unit price

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Breaking China’s tech metal monopoly

C-103 might sound like the cheeky niece of C-3PO from Star Wars, but it promises to do more than talk a good game. It is a metal alloy that is highly resistant to heat and is vital for space and hypersonic rockets, as well as satellites. There is a global shortage and now, for the

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Obsolescence management strategy for network connectivity

ATGBICS, a franchised Astute manufacturer specialising in mission-critical network connectivity components, has released a whitepaper, ‘Strategic Approaches to Obsolescence Management in Network Connectivity’, addressing how OEMs and integrators in defence, aerospace, and industrial markets can plan for component end-of-life risk on long-lifecycle programmes. Obsolescence remains one of the most persistent cost and schedule risks on

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What factors are redefining Europe’s PCB industry?

Europe’s electronics industry is entering a period of profound transformation. For decades, PCB sourcing was primarily driven by manufacturing capability, competitive pricing, and lead times. While these factors remain important, they are no longer sufficient for manufacturers developing today’s increasingly complex electronic systems. Rapid growth across the aerospace, space, and defence sectors, combined with rising

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