Weathering The Storms – Top Fifty Distributors 2022

The imagery of a chain is a compelling one—interconnected links that are both flexible and strong. That strength is wholly dependent on those links remaining intact, however, and a supply chain is no different. The breaks have come in several places in the supply chain over the past three years. It began with a trade war pitting the United States and China against one another. That was quickly followed by a global pandemic, inflationary pressures and a global shortage of workers to move those goods that were being produced.

Source: Weathering The Storms (.PDF Download) | Source Today

For EMS Providers, Success Lies in Managing Components Across the Board 

The primary challenges that electronics manufacturing service (EMS) providers faced in 2021 were many and included a myriad of component shortages, inflationary pricing, logistics challenges and COVID-19 restrictions and closures across multiple geographies. With average lead times for many electronic components extending rapidly from a standard 12-16 weeks to more than 40 weeks, EMS providers and their end customers have been challenged to stay ahead of the increasing trend and source all of the components needed to complete end product builds.

Source: For EMS Providers, Success Lies in Managing Components Across the Board | TTI, Inc.

US Electronics Reshoring Plan Risks Missing the Boat

Reviving the US semiconductor industry will require balanced investment in the entire electronics ecosystem, including assembly and test, as well as printed circuit boards (PCBs), according to industry executives. While U.S. legislators prepare to approve a $52 billion package of incentives to help shore up the domestic semiconductor industry, there are concerns that most of the financial support will go to very profitable chipmakers that don’t need assistance while the struggling PCB segment is overlooked.

Source: EETimes – US Electronics Reshoring Plan Risks Missing the Boat

Digi-Key Electronics Adds Over 500 New Suppliers Including Electrovege

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn., Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Digi-Key Electronics, which offers the world’s largest selection of electronic components in stock for immediate shipment, announced that it significantly expanded its portfolio in 2021 by adding more than 500 new suppliers across their core business, Digi-Key Marketplace and Fulfilled by Digi-Key program. They also added more than 125,000 new SKUs to their core business unit in 2021.

Source: Digi-Key Electronics Adds Over 500 New Suppliers and 125,000 SKUs in 2021

Why are the World’s Supply Chains so Disrupted?

 

The global pandemic has hit the world’s supply chains from many different angles. On the supply side, border closings and lockdowns kept production sites shuttered. On the demand side, consumers who couldn’t take vacations or dine out subsequently increased their spending on durable goods. This created a perfect storm of challenges for businesses as they tried to satisfy the demand.

Source: Why are the World’s Supply Chains so Disrupted? | Source Today

2022 Distribution Outlook 

The global pandemic has been disruptive. The global supply chain crunch has been disruptive. The global semiconductor shortage has been disruptive. The global search for a workforce to help manage the disruption has been disruptive.

Source: 2022 Distribution Outlook | Source Today

The U.S. Economic Outlook and the Future of the Roaring 2020s

These are dynamic times for the U.S. economy and our industry as we continue into the 2020s – or what I’ve been calling “the Roaring 2020s.”Despite a challenging start to the decade, 2021 has shown some very strong year-on-year growth in key economic indicators, and though there may be a slower growth rate in the years ahead, we have definitely seen a recovery out of a pretty steep decline from last year.

Source: The U.S. Economic Outlook and the Future of the Roaring 2020s | TTI, Inc.

German Distribution Market Climbs 25% In Q3 

The German component distribution market grew 25.2 % to 887 million Euros in the third quarter of this year. Although the summer quarter did not bring new sales records, it clearly ended with record orders says FBDi, the German components distribrition association.

Source: German Distribution Market Climbs 25% In Q3 – Disti Blog

The European EMS market 2021 

After publication of the annual reports of the big EMS/ODM companies in Europe, in4ma can finally announce the annual production value 2020 for the European EMS/ODM industry. The research now covers about 85% of all EMS/ODM companies in Europe. Other smaller companies take more time to publish their reports; those results have been modelled. This is done every year in the same way, and the remaining 15% are being updated, when they become available.

Source: The European EMS market 2021 · EMSNow

Counterfeit Risk Rises When Supplies Run Short

The risk of procuring counterfeit electronics rises considerably during periods of component shortages. With semiconductor supplies remaining tight through the end of 2022, the industry faces a prolonged interval of increased risk. Industry sources have used the word “desperate” to describe the current shortage situation. When a high-priced product such as an automobile can’t be manufactured for lack of a single part, procurement may circumvent approved vendor lists (AVL) for alternative sources of supply.

Source: Counterfeit Risk Rises When Supplies Run Short

Celestica to buy PCI Limited for $306 million

Singapore-based PCI is a fully integrated design, engineering and manufacturing solutions provider with five manufacturing and design facilities across Asia.

Source: Celestica to buy PCI Limited for $306 million in cash; raises 2022 outlook (NYSE:CLS) | Seeking Alpha