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Stay Ahead of EOL: Smarter Lifecycle Planning Electronic components don’t last forever. Like all products, they follow a defined lifecycle, from introduction and peak adoption to decline and eventual obsolescence. And if your team isn’t tracking this cycle, it can have real consequences on your supply chain — leaving you open to sourcing headaches, redesign […]

Electronics Market: Favourable Conditions Continue in May with Decreases Seen Across Prices and Lead Times  Lytica is the world’s only provider of electronic component spend analytics and risk intelligence using real customer data. As a result of our unique position in the marketplace, we’ve been able to work with 100+ customers in analyzing over $500

3 Tips for Balancing Cost Optimization and Risk Mitigation With No Trade-Off With unpredictable tariffs, evolving markets, growing inflation, and routine global supply-chain disruptions becoming the norm, procurement professionals have a delicate balance to maintain. One of the major challenges they face is how to reduce costs without increasing risk. It’s a delicate balance, but

Electronics Market: Buyer’s Market Continues in April with Decreased Prices and Increased Stock Availability  Lytica is the world’s only provider of electronic component spend analytics and risk intelligence using real customer data. As a result of our unique position in the marketplace, we’ve been able to work with 100+ customers in analyzing over $500 billion

The Hidden Risks Lurking in Your Supply Chain An interconnected web of suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors worldwide keeps the electronics industry moving. Products have grown more sophisticated and as they have, so have the supply chains for parts and raw materials needed to build them. But new levels of uncertainty threaten to bring unprecedented levels

Electronics Market: Buyer’s Market Emerges as Lead Times Ease and Suppliers Offer Potential Discounts Amid Q1 Softness  Lytica is the world’s only provider of electronic component spend analytics and risk intelligence using real customer data. As a result of our unique position in the marketplace, we’ve been able to work with 100+ customers in analyzing

How Companies Can Leverage Data-Driven Strategies for Building Electronic Components Supply Chain Resilience In recent months, electronic components supply chains have seen major disruptions stemming from a variety of factors: geopolitical tensions, rising inflation, and unpredictable market demands. While industry forecasts predicted some of these forces, their cumulative impact only appears to be growing, affecting

How Lytica Can Take Should-Cost Analysis to the Next Level In today’s competitive market, should-cost analysis is a vital tool for organizations looking to optimize procurement and secure cost savings. By breaking down a product’s components and processes, should-cost analysis helps businesses understand the true cost of manufacturing, beyond what’s simply stated in supplier quotes.

Electronics Market: Tariff Threats, Rising Lead Times, and Shrinking Availability the Big Story in February  Lytica is the world’s only provider of electronic component spend analytics and risk intelligence using real customer data. As a result of our unique position in the marketplace, we’ve been able to work with 100+ customers in analyzing over $470

The Future of Component Sourcing: AI + Real Data For years, Lytica has been at the forefront of leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to transform electronic component sourcing, cost management, and risk mitigation. While many companies are only now adopting AI, we have spent years refining our proprietary AI-driven approach to provide data quality and insights