BOM Scrubbing: How to Reduce Supply Chain Risk Before Production
A March 2026 survey of 439 engineering and sourcing professionals, reported by Accuris, found that 77% of engineers now spend five or more hours a week just reading...
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How to Choose an Excess Component Redistribution Partner: 6 Steps to Recover More Value
You've got excess electronic components sitting on your shelves, tying up capital and taking up warehouse space. The question isn't whether to find a partner to help you recover that value—it's how to choose the right one.
Excess Electronic Components and the Industry's Sustainability Problem
The electronics industry has an e-waste problem that it doesn't want to admit.
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Purchase Price Variance: How Redistributing Excess Offsets Unfavourable Variances
DRAM contract prices jumped 90 to 95% quarter over quarter in the first quarter of 2026, and NAND Flash rose 55 to 60% over the same period, according to TrendForce. Component lead times have followed a similar path. Top-tier semiconductor lead times hit 40 weeks in March 2026, a 67% jump in a single month, and 72% of organisations now say the annual cost of reactive procurement decisions tops $50,000. Procurement teams tracking purchase price variances (PPVs) are absorbing many unfavourable variances in a single budget line this year.
Scope 3 Emissions in Electronics Sourcing and How to Lower Carbon in Manufacturing
Only 34% of sustainability leaders report emissions from purchased goods and services, even though it is the largest Scope 3 category for most sectors.