Independent distributors are stepping in to assist manufacturers after several years of market volatility by finding buyers for surplus inventory, offering creative financial solutions to preserve cash outlay, and identifying ways to reduce electronic component costs.

For decades, the general wisdom in approaching manufacturing has been to rely on a “just in time” strategy to ensure component parts are available the moment they are needed rather than tying up capital to purchase and store inventory.

Independent distribution channels offer quality and decades of experience, providing manufacturers within the automotive industry the electronic chips they need to keep production running.

  Direct sourcing of electronic components used to be pretty simple. An OEM or Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS) provider would order direct from the manufacturer or through authorised distributors to obtain any required components. There was usually no need to look any further.