| ManEx Minute - 18 - Counterfeit Components |
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"Do you realize if it weren't for Edison we'd be watching TV by candlelight?"
-Al Boliska
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February, 25 2009
Issue 18
Greetings,
You may have noticed an increase in discussions on counterfeit components and their impact on manufacturers. In addition to numerous web sites and articles on this subject interested companies can attend seminars addressing this issue.
According to EMSnow "Key findings and best practice recommendations from the Department of Commerce's landmark survey on counterfeiting will be presented during the keynote address at CARTS 2009, March 30 to April 2 in Jacksonville, Fla."
While this is critical for some, according to our most recent survey, 45% of you aren't concerned with counterfeiting and believe that 25% or less of the components you use are at risk for counterfeiting.
However, over 76% of you have had at least once instance and issue with counterfeit components. For this reason, this issue will address possible concerns with counterfeit parts and suggest ways to mitigate the problem.
As always, we look forward to your participation and feedback as you gain new insights and become a more effective provider of Electronic Manufacturing Services.
Sincerely,
David Sharp
ManEx, Inc.
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 Business Case - Inventory Control |
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Work Center Priorities and Scheduling
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North Eastern Company (NE Company)* is interested in gaining customers in the military and medical fields. Because of the high reliability requirements, and the increasing proliferation of counterfeit components, they are concerned about their ability to identify and prevent the use of counterfeit parts.
*Name has been changed
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Business Case Solutions
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Although counterfeit components are not common, they are becoming more common and it is important for companies working in high reliability products to have...
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ManEx Case Solution
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ManEx has several standard and optional features designed to help with managing and mitigating the risk of counterfeit components.
Read the full ManEx Case Solution >>
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COUNTERFEIT COMPONENTS
We deal with high reliability products and have to avoid counterfeit components at whatever the cost. We cannot use any parts or purchase from any source that is not 100% guaranteed to provide authentic and certifiable components.
- Greg, CA
"We only have had one issue with counterfeit parts and that was several years ago."
- Mark, WI
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Please share your ideas and insights on a topic below. Use the questions to direct your response. You can submit your thoughts to mym@manex.com by clicking the topic title. Where appropriate and space permitting, we will post responses in a future newsletter so all may benefit.
On Hand Inventory By Project
How do you track inventory purchased for a project or customer?
Do you allocate parts by customer?
How often do you provide customer's a update of their inventory exposure?
How long does it take to gather information on inventory purchase for a customer?
Work Order Numbering
How do you use Work Order Numbering?
Do you let the system set the numbers, or do you manually set them?
Do you add intelligence to your Work Order Numbers?
If so, what type of intelligence do you add?
What benefits have you seen from this approach?
To suggest a new topic please send an email to mym@manex.com.
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