Big tech and bureaucracy — At Your Doorstep

Understanding supply chains from source to manufacturing to delivery is crucial for companies to be able to adapt and succeed. The consumer electronics industry is one sector that struggles in honing that visibility across the board. 

On this episode of At Your Doorstep, Kaylee Nix looks at how Supplyframe is attempting to provide better visibility for those in the electronics industry. 

She welcomes Supplyframe CMO Richard Barnett to the show and the two discuss each step of the consumer...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/big-tech-and-bureaucracy-at-your-doorstep

Lead times longer, sourcing patterns in disarray due to COVID-19 volatility

Lead times longer, sourcing patterns in disarray due to COVID-19 volatility (Photo: Unsplash)

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended global supply chains, as logistics stakeholders struggle with sourcing amid rising and waning infection trends across countries. The volatility with supply and demand has inevitably hit lead times, as suppliers struggle to source raw materials during shutdowns and trade wars.

With highly global sourcing patterns and complex use cases, the electronics value chain has become one of the hardest-hit supply chains during the pandemic. 

The core manufacturing capacity...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lead-times-longer-sourcing-patterns-in-disarray-due-to-covid-19-volatility

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