Supply Base Design Checklist: An Electronic Designer's Guide to Success

It's taken for granted that a product's inception is solely a matter of design. Particularly in the world of electronic product design, architects and designers hold the reigns in the earliest stages, leaving the involvement of procurement and operations until later-often, too late. When a product's supply base isn't a primary concern from its very inception, companies leave themselves open to vulnerabilities in sourcing-materials shortages, price fluctuations, and unreliable producers, among much else. Drawing on his many years of experience in semiconductor technology and product development, including as a chief procurement officer, Ken J Bradley argues compellingly for procurement's involvement in a product's design from Day 1, and provides an organized guide for ensuring it across all stages of its lifecycle, including . . . - How to make procurement a part of the design team - How supply base design helps ensure pricing power for sourcing components from the get-go - How bills of materials (BoMs) can be optimized by involving procurement early - How to vet suppliers with both design and sourcing in mind - How to design a product thinking ahead to its end of life (EOL) - How involving procurement in design can help better prepare your company for the coming AI shift - So much else! Full of thoughtful insights and practical checklists, Supply Base Design Checklist is a revolution in thinking when it comes to electronic product design, helping your company ensure your product is both technically and practically sound, reliant on a solid supply base across its lifecycle.