Protect yourself against counterfeits in these times of shortages
- Angharad Storrie
- 11/07/2017
- electronic component shortages
- lead times
- approved supply chain
- Franchised Distributor
- Independent Distributor
- OEM
- EMS
- fully traceable stock
- counterfeits
- Anti-counterfeit

In February this year EPS News reported severe Electronic Component Shortages Possible in 2017. Since December 2016 we have experienced a significant rise in the number of enquiries we are receive each day. Our current volume of enquiries for electronic component stock is around 3 times higher than the same time last year. We are seeing shortages on a wide variety of products and brands. We are still nowhere near the heights of the shortages witnessed in 1999 / 2000 but if you were around then, you may remember that the lead up to that peak period was quite gradual....