August 2021
FREQUENCY'S PERFECT STORM - Page 10, Agile answers for defence procurement - Page 08, Forward forecast but don't over-order - Page 12, Inventory underpins supply performance - Page 14, Semiconductors, reshoring and fed policy - Page 18
July 2021
FORM TAPE, DON'T BUY - Page 14, Unmasking workplace culture - Page 19, Identifying products - Page 20, Interconnect: Where next? - Page 08, Supply chain shortages - Page 20
June 2021
WHO ARE THE WORLD’S TOP 50 CEMs? - Page 18, MLCCs, Crossing the MLCC supply void - Page 10, Explore the electrification of mid-size trucks, Trends and challenges in fleet electrification - Page 14, Understanding EMC, Kemtron’s chairman, David Wall, walks readers through the EMC sector - Page 17, How to manage agressive EOL? Rebound Electronics’ CEO, Simon Thake, offers advice - Page 26
May 2021
The latest market intel from purchasing professionals! Adjusting to the new normal | Page 20, Don't take supply chains for granted | Page 21, Navigation An unsettled supply chain | Page 24, Dealing with Uncertainty | Page 26
April 2021
Squeeze delays out of your supply chain | Increased opportunities from automotive - Page 14 | Small but big impact - Page 18 | PMIC: strong demand, limited capacity - Page 22 | IoT, 5G and alternate energy driving market - Page 28
March 2021
LIFT-OFF FOR POST PANDEMIC MANUFACTURING - Keeping UK manufacturing competitive (pg 7) - 5G: just in time for work from home (pg 12) - Single sourcing can be risky (pg 27) - Best of British (pg 32)
February 2021
Obsolescence management: a jigsaw of options // Focussed on purchasing performance - Page 16 // IoT: resolving the unknowns - Page 24
January 2021
2021, a year of supply chain innovation. Capacitors: popular and in demand — Page: 8 // 2021 outlook: the curve is key — Page: 36 // Expect tight supply especially earlier in 2021 — Page: 57 // Despite pandemic, distribution is strong — Page: 60
December 2020
How will the UK supply chain perform in 2021? - Page 16, 2021: A Boom Year - page 17, 5G IoT and sensing push ahead - Page 18, Projects Moving Forward - Page 19, Strong Demand From Medical And Industrial - Page 20, Megatrends Don't Go Away - Page 23
November 2020
DON’T GET BOXED-IN SOURCING ENCLOSURES, BOX CLEVER: page 10, MAKING MANUFACTURERS MORE EFFICIENT: page 16, QUALITY COMES FROM TRAINING: page 26, DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE: A GAMECHANGER: page 34, EMS BUYERS DEAL WITH UNCERTAINTY AND RISK: page 41
October 2020
Hard to find electronic components: found them, Choosing a PCB supplier – Page 36, Combining a wealth of experience – Page 09, Holding their own – Page 16
September 2020
Decoding distributors' value-added services, Navigating Obsolescence - Page 14, Edging closer to optimised IoT - Page 18
