The Sensible Blog

The latest in electronic manufacturing, distribution and component news.

June 25, 2025

How OEMs Can Benefit from Supply Chain Data Analytics

The AI boom has only accelerated the pressure to deliver faster, reduce costs, and minimize risk. An increasingly complex ...

June 23, 2025

Why OEMs Need a Strong Product Lifecycle Management Strategy

The backdrop: An era of shrinking product cycles and volatile component markets. How should an Original Equipment ...

April 4, 2025

Excess Inventory Management: Creating Value in Your Supply Chain

Excess inventory can quietly drain resources, disrupt cash flow, and occupy valuable storage space. For OEMs, the ...

March 25, 2025

Overcoming Electronics Supply Chain Shortages: A Strategy for OEMs

The catastrophic supply chain shortages of the pandemic era are largely behind us, but targeted shortages continue to ...

March 14, 2025

How Supply Chain Optimization Reduces Component Costs for OEMs

Supply chain inefficiencies impact OEM bottom lines, increase procurement risks, and create unnecessary operational ...

November 26, 2024

How OEMs Overcome Shortage Obstacles for Electronic Components

While supply chains have (finally) started to normalize, there are still concerns on the horizon. For example, KPMG's 24th ...

October 11, 2024

8 Tips For Strategic Cost Reductions in the Electronics Supply Chain

Cost reduction strategies are always top-of-mind for manufacturers and buyers of electronic components, especially as ...

October 7, 2024

The Role of High-Power Microscopy in Component Lab Inspections

High-power optical examinations are a versatile, go-to technique that’s the workhorse of the inspection lab. Microscopy is ...

October 1, 2024

Why Quality Control Inspections Matter For Electronic Components

Amid supply chain disruption and chip shortages, the market was flooded with remarked, counterfeit parts and electronic ...

July 30, 2024

4 Ways An Obsolescence Management Partner Drives Your Supply Chain

Obsolescence management is part careful preparation, part fortune-telling, and part resourcefulness. Your business depends ...

July 30, 2024

4 Inspection Methods To Identify Counterfeit Electronic Components

Counterfeit electronic components are a major threat to supply chains and remain an ongoing challenge. Although governments ...

July 22, 2024

Solderability Testing for Electronic Components

In the electronic components industry, solderability testing is performed to determine how well the leads on a component ...

Subscribe to Our Blog