Beginning November 15, 2012, the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) requires suppliers who are awarded contracts to supply electronic parts (in the FSC 5962 category) to use SigNature DNA marking from Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. Also, it was announced by the DLA that “effective immediately, only trusted sources who comply with Deoxyribonucleic Acid marking requirement in DLAD 52.11-9074 are eligible to receive […]
Category Archives: Sourcing
Let me be blunt. If you are the one assigned to find components at your facility, your job may be challenging to say the least. Everyday we talk to buyers and engineers who are frustrated with having to find components. Here is a great real life example of what I’m talking about. First, I will […]
Last week my sales team and I were discussing the nasty behavior from suppliers who answer the phone when we call for a stock check. Calling vendors and sourcing product is an activity we are very good at. The majority of our vendors are GREAT people happy to hear from us. Then there’s the handful who […]