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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.
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Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) face a persistent challenge: managing excess and obsolete (E&O) inventory. The costs are financial, operational, and environmental. E&O parts tie up working capital, occupy valuable warehouse space, and create waste if scrapped.
In January, our Semiconductor Industry Trends Report 2026 set out five themes we expected to shape the industry this year: AI as the primary growth driver, advanced packaging as an emerging constraint, uneven mature-node supply, inventory as a strategic priority, and sustainability and regional manufacturing shaping investment decisions.
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation—known as the PPWR, or Regulation (EU) 2025/40—comes into general application this month, reshaping how electronics manufacturers across the European Union design, use, and manage packaging. After years of mounting pressure on the industry to address unsustainable packaging practices, the rules are no longer a future concern.
Most electronics assemblies operate with an inventory accuracy between 75% to 89%. Simply put, one in four inventory records contains an error.
