Front End | Electronic Components Supply Network Forecast Billings – Actual & F/C 2021
together with continuing year-on-year underinvestment in semiconductor and other electronic components manufacturing capacity resulted in demand levels that have far outstripped manufacturers’ capacity to fulfil.
Logistics
Sadly, industry analysts - including ecsn - failed to take into account the turmoil the global logistics industry suffered when
compiling their forecasts for 2021. It impacted all markets. Goods and materials, work-in-progress and the final shipment of finished goods to customers were all seriously delayed, a situation that looks likely to continue for at least six months into the new calendar year.
Concluding thoughts I have been greatly encouraged by the CIE-DEC21-MIDAS:CIE-DEC21-MIDAS 04/01/2022 09:39 Page 1
levels of professionalism and collaboration across the electronic components supply network in what has been a very difficult year for all. The global electronic components supply network was very significantly disrupted but competitive pressures are driving a recovery. Despite ‘chaotic market conditions’ in 2021 ecsn members and their customers have been diligently and pragmatically working through the issues - product shortages, price increases, decommits, logistics delays etc. – together, and compared to many other sectors of the UK economy, have actually achieved a very good if imperfect outcome. The electronic components supply network still operates as a “people business” where good communication, collaboration along with a dose of good humour remain key elements. Please encourage your organisation to be part of our industry’s continuing success by participating and contributing to the collaboration process. It will add little to your organisation’s costs but the improvements it can deliver to your competitive advantage are immense.
For information Adam Fletcher is chairman of the
Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn), a business association established in 1970 that today offers support to all organisations with an interest in electronic components throughout their entire lifecycle. He is also chairman of the International Distribution of Electronics Association (IDEA), an association of individual country electronic components associations whose objective is to arrive at and share best industry practice.
“…Promoting Positive Collaboration Throughout the Electronic Components Supply Network to Benefit Members and the Economy…”
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