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decides to lower interest rates?” says Thomas. “There is still an incredible amount of pent-up de- mand. When the economy begins to return to normal it may not be like it was during covid, but a spike in demand will cause [elec- tronic component] shortages again.”
Another factor that could af- fect the supply chain in the
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reshoring effort spurred by the passing of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semicon- ductors and Science Act of 2022 (CHIPS Act). “They may not be saying it, but parts built in the United States are going to cost more than the parts from Tai- wan. It will start to affect pricing structures at some point.” To combat this and any oth-
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tionship with a partner that is flexible enough to shift gears in a moment’s notice,” explains Thomas. “You may be in short- age mode on Monday, and then Tuesday, you have excess and want help selling it. Then on Wednesday, you decide you don’t want to sell any more and prefer we loan you money against it.” Flexibility also involves a lev-
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