Let’s get straight to the point: Component & Value Engineering (CE & VE) is more valuable than dealing with drugs. If you caught my previous article, you’ll know why. But here’s the kicker: if you let the wrong business function take the reins, the entire… Weiterlesen »[EN] Who Should Lead Component & Value Engineering – And Why Does It Matter To You?
Well, you might think: I am ordering parts, and if available, the distributer sells them to you. However, stumbling upon an article of Win-Source, I found: They are doing a lot more, also in the back office, which is not obvious. So, I took the… Weiterlesen »What is your distributor doing for you actually?
First: What is bad electronic components data? Simply a misspelled electronic part number or manufacturers name Why should you do it? – or IMHO: why is it absolutely mandatory? Only if your spelling is correct, big systems like SiliconExpert, Z2Data or AM-SYS are able to… Weiterlesen »[EN] Did you clean your electronic data already – and why you should
Your ERP system might tell you which of your components are hanging around since months or even years in your stock. Or you simply notice some carton boxes having an inch of dust on top 😊. The reasons might be various: However, you might want… Weiterlesen »[EN] How to get rid of excess inventory
If you are the hardware design engineer of an NPI (=New product introduction) team, or you are part of the project team, such as an NPI buyer – and you are creating great new products for your company: From this point, part obsolescence is soooo… Weiterlesen »[EN] When in the NPI cycle should you start thinking about obsolete components
You all know your hungry monster in your company, don’t you? It is called “production”, and it needs food (=electronic components) day and night, usually 24/7. Plus it is a well known fact, that you can NOT build a complex electronic device, if one cheap… Weiterlesen »[EN] How to feed a hungry monster with electronic components?
Hopefully I was able to convince you in my last articles that Component & Value Engineering (=VECE) can be more profitable than dealing with drugs, or can generate an equal profit per labor hour compared to new development at least. Let’s now talk about tools… Weiterlesen »[EN] Which tools will make Component & Value Engineering even more profitable?
Hoffentlich habe ich Sie mit meinen letzten Artikeln überzeugen können, dass Component & Value Engineering (=VECE) einträglicher sein kann als Drogenhandel, zumindest aber pro eingesetzte Arbeitsstunde einen ebenbürtigen Profit erzeugt im Vergleich zu Neuentwicklung. Lassen Sie uns nun über Werkzeuge reden, die diese Arbeit erleichtern,… Weiterlesen »[DE] Mit welchen Werkzeugen wird Component & Value Engineering noch einträglicher
Maybe you were part of a group of people in your company, negotiating prices of electronic components with manufacturers? Maybe it ended successfully, maybe not and the prices stayed the same or even increased. Where negotiations end, component engineering begins – and may still end… Weiterlesen »[EN] Component Engineering begins as soon as price negotiations failed
Vielleicht waren Sie auch mal Teil einer Gruppe von MitarbeiterInnen Ihrer Firma, die mit Herstellern Preise elektronischer Bauteile verhandelten. Vielleicht war es erfolgreich, vielleicht auch nicht und die Preise blieben gleich oder stiegen sogar. Wo die Verhandlungen enden, beginnt Component Engineering – und endet eventuell… Weiterlesen »[DE] Component Engineering beginnt, wenn Preisverhandlungen gescheitert sind