Japanese Supplier Updates - March 11 Earthquake & Tsunami

As a leading authorized source of passive and interconnect components, many of the suppliers we distribute for are Japanese companies and/or have manufacturing and logistics operations in Japan. The recent natural catastrophe in Japan is affecting the lives of everyone there, and in the short term, virtually all Japanese businesses. We are in close communication with our suppliers and will provide regular updates on our website regarding their ability to manufacture and ship product.

From the updates we have received so far, it appears that damage to our suppliers’ factories is minimal and none of the direct employees of our suppliers have been injured. As most of our Japanese suppliers with manufacturing operations in Japan have those operations located south of Tokyo, they seem to have been spared the worst of the earthquake and ensuing tsunami. The more immediate concern appears to be that electric power and water supply services are down throughout many areas, which could delay plant openings and hamper efforts to ship product out of the country.

With the falling trend in lead times that we have been experiencing since the end of last year, we have a very healthy inventory of Japanese-made products that might be affected. This should shield our customers from any near-term supply disruption. As is our habit during times like these, we will make every effort to allocate sales of these parts to those customers with whom we have open orders or an ongoing supply chain agreement. We will also do our best to help support our suppliers’ direct customers in the event that they should need some inventory coverage to see them through any short term supply disruption they might experience.


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