October 3 2013 Hyatt Regency • Downtown Boston Register now at
www.electronics-sourcinglive.com
reactive solutions are crucial for continued customer satisfaction.” Winslow is able to offer products to suit amultitude of packages
'off the shelf,' but if this isn’t possible, the company’s standard lead time is only 20 working days.
Be proactive Many can relate to the feeling of euphoria when amajor production stoppage is resolved and that elusive delivery arrives. The problemhas been solved – or has it? Unfortunately, it is almost certain that in a global environment
where anything can happen, the supply chain will be affected again, whether through natural disaster, global economies, legislation or simply company acquisitions andmergers. All thismeans it can be difficult to predict where or when that randomevent will occur. Itmay be possible, however, to identify components in a bill of
materials that have either caused difficulties in the past, ormay do so in the future? The Proactive Adaptics Line (PAL) is a service Winslow offers to help buyers keep control and have a solution available when product availability is at risk. Technical developmentmanager, Alan Baker, said: “The ideal
opportunity to analyse the complexity of a solution is when you don’t actually have a problem. This provides the time and space to work out whether a solution is even achievable, due to issues such as space constraints. PAL will also allow you tomake a decision
Complete Cost Control
Tailored
eProcurement Solution
Reduced
Administration Time
regarding a redesign or life time buy, giving plenty of time to assess the options.” To utilise this service,
buyers informWinslow which parts they are concerned about and Winslow will undertake the research at no cost. The results provide a part number and data sheet and the cost of the final solution can then be approved and added to the BOMfor future use. When stock availability is scarce, itmay also be worth
A 20-pin PLCChas been converted to a 16-pin DIP
considering existing stock, both inhouse and with suppliers. There may be a possibility that the right device is available, but it’s in the wrong package. Again, once the question has been asked,Winslow aimto do the rest.
www.winslowadaptics.com
Easy to Use
Custom Features
Free
Real-time Stock
Products
Access to Over 480,000
iBuy Your FREE eProcurement online tool
Achieving complete cost control is now easier than ever. Visit
newark.com/ibuy.
May/June 2013 | 47
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68