GE Audit Approves Partstat for Holding Last Time Buy Inventory

By Logan Wamsley

With their reputation as of one of the world’s premier tech innovators to uphold, GE holds its supply chain partners to the same level of accountability it holds itself to. This is especially true with regards to the sourcing of the electronic components, which are responsible for powering the GE products customers around the world…

The Financial Toll of Last Time Buys on OEMs

By Logan Wamsley

Last time buys will always be the central concern of every successful obsolescence management strategy. BOM monitoring gives OEMs the tools needed to stay ahead of obsolescence, proper long-term storage infrastructure gives them the means to maintain end-of-life inventory post-obsolescence, and the implementation of die and wafer banking into their product designs allows them to…

Addressing Two Primary Concerns Associated with Die and Wafer Banking

By Logan Wamsley

When making the decision to implement ASICs into their product designs, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) often look at the benefits ASICs can offer their supply chain. Tighter obsolescence management procedures, more secure IP protection, increases in processing speeds and efficiency, and significantly reduced assembly and packaging costs are just a few of the advantages ASICs…

The Challenge of Die and Wafer Banking: Solved

By Logan Wamsley

As technology in the electronics industry continues to evolve and accelerate at an unprecedented rate, manufacturers are being forced to adapt their tried-and-true supply chain models to confront this new reality – or risk falling behind in the race to produce the cutting-edge products consumers expect. In their efforts to combat obsolescence, for example, many…

The Rise of ASICs, and What It Means for Your Supply Chain

By Logan Wamsley

The latest industry trend taking the world (and Wall Street) by storm is cryptocurrency, or more specifically the blockchain technology used to drive it. Gartner defines a blockchain technology as ”a shared, distributed, decentralized and tokenized ledger that removes business friction by being independent of individual applications or participants.” The idea that critical, sensitive data…

Custom Vault Storage: The Supply Chain’s Next Great Innovation

By Logan Wamsley

Business continuity is more important to OEMs than ever, but the supply chain industry has long been unequipped to provide it to the level today’s large-scale manufacturers require. Until now. What is the first industry you think of when you think of vaults? Banks. When it comes to protecting a customer’s monetary equity, banks spare…