Front End | Electronic Components Supply Network
there will continue to be shortages of specific specialist memory products and a few (ever- changing) commodity analogue and discrete components. I anticipate that risks are also likely with the supply of ‘merchant market commodity products’ particularly of larger case sized MLCCs, and with some timing, passive and interconnect products where investment in supply capacity is still lagging well behind forecast demand due to uncertainties over the ROI (return on investment) for manufacture of these components.
Concluding thoughts
Manufacturer Authorised Distributors continue to place long-term, high volume forward order cover with the components manufacturers they represent on behalf of all their customers but are asking for customers’ ongoing help by providing realistic future demand forecasts on at least a quarterly basis. I’m certain that the supply of electronic components will continue to be a dynamic market but, equally, I’m also certain that both new and ongoing issues lurk to frustrate us all. To help mitigate future supply and demand imbalances I urge all suppliers and customers to play their part in our industry’s continuing success by
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participating and contributing to the collaboration process both up and down their supply network. This activity costs organisations very little and, when well- managed, offers great returns for the time invested and benefits all parties.
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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.
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