STRATEGIC SOURCING This means businesses aren’ t just reacting to regulation; they’ re ahead of it. For many of our clients, this preparedness has become a selling point with their own customers and investors, proving that compliance and commercial success go hand in hand.
Q. SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSPARENCY IS CENTRAL TO COMPLIANCE. WHAT PRACTICAL STEPS CAN ORGANISATIONS TAKE TO GAIN FULL VISIBILITY INTO WHERE THEIR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ARE SOURCED AND MANUFACTURED?
» Transparency can feel overwhelming in electronics, where a single circuit board might contain components from hundreds of suppliers across three continents. But there are clear, practical steps businesses can take.
First, map and segment your supplier base. Identify not only who your suppliers are, but which ones pose higher risks due to geography, materials or weak ESG practices / potential EOL and LTB announcements. Second, introduce digital traceability tools. Platforms can track certifications, declarations of conformity and logistics data, giving you a live view of your supply chain.
At APS, we also run supplier engagement and relationship development workshops to build understanding and capability among partners and customers, because transparency improves when suppliers are part of the solution rather than treated as a risk. And for high-risk areas such as conflict minerals the use of third-party verification and audits helps to validate claims.
When organisations take these steps consistently, they move from patchy visibility to a defensible, trustworthy supply chain.
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