Price Negotiation: Don’t Walk in Blindfolded
I am going to share how some customers are using Lytica tools to save money; big money. If you buy or…
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Living at the Top of the Supply Chain Hierarchy
We’ve talked before about the Supply Chain Hierarchy of Needs, but today we’re looking at the top-most levels, and the…
Cost Reduction Doesn’t Have to Be Painful
Opportunity for cost reduction exists in all companies. Lytica’s analytic tools were conceived to focus on cost reduction for commercial…
Dissecting the EMS Business Model
I find the EMS industry interesting; it is not so much about what they do, but their business model. While…
The True Value of Contract Manufacturers
Readers who have followed my writing in blogs and whitepapers may find this blog out of character. Its premise is…
Analyze this: Analytics Drive Supply Chain Excellence
Analytics is an in-vogue topic of leading consulting companies today. Despite its trendy name and popularity it seems that, once…
Ensuring Components Meet Your Needs
In my last blog, I discussed how due diligence can be improved. Today we’ll explain how to ensure a component…
Supply Chain Security & Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Security of supply is one of the most critical priorities of any supply chain; cost and compliance are the other…
We Need Performance, Not Speculation
In his recent EBN Weekly Editor’s Blog, Brian Fuller posed the question, “Have we lost control?” which has me wondering…
Everyone Has Some Bad Electronic Component Pricing
It stands to reason that, within a set of components, some would have better and others worse than a sweet-spot…