Posts Tagged ‘grey market’

Component Buyer Tip #3: What’s the Real Deal? Score Your Suppliers on Inventory Control September 9, 2009 No Comments

One of the many risks of purchasing from the grey, or “secondary,” market is the risk that the parts you purchased will not arrive on time. The broker claims to have the parts available, you place your order, and…nothing. The broker might claim there are some delays with his overseas warehouse, perhaps there are some [...]

Electronic Components Buyer Tip #2: Speed of Supplier Selection September 3, 2009 No Comments

In a perfect world, component buyers would never have a shortage, forecasts would be accurate and authorized channels would always have stock. Sadly, we live in the real world where markets are volatile and manufacturers face recurring shortages.
Longer supply chains, more players, more volatile markets, more counterfeit parts. These forces are changing the risk created [...]