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How Has Coronavirus Impacted the Global Electronics Supply Chains?
In this blog, we take a look at how coronavirus has impacted global electronics supply chains and what can be done to prevent future disruption.
The Demand for Consumer Electronics During the COVID-19 Outbreak
In this blog, we take a look at the factors that could be impacting the demand for consumer electronics and how manufacturers can deal with this demand.
How to Deal with Supply Chain Disruption
In this blog, we take a look at what you need to focus on when you are dealing with supply chain disruption and how you can work on your long-term recovery.
What is Strategic Sourcing and Why Is It Important?
There are few industries more dependent on a reliable supply of components than electronics manufacturing. Here’s how strategic sourcing could help.
The MLCC Shortage: Will it Continue in 2020?
Because of the popularity of MLCCs, there has been an industry-wide shortage for the past two years. Currently, lead times are up to 50 weeks on new orders, some suppliers aren’t accepting new orders for MLCCs and others are cancelling existing orders.
In response to the shortage, some component manufacturers have imposed allocations on the amount of MLCCs that can be ordered by OEMs, and many have increased the price of their MLCCs, even applying this increase to orders that have already been placed. Due to this, many OEMs are struggling to complete their own productions and are reaching line-stops.
