Avionics News February 2022 - 21

STORY BY SCOTT M. SPANGLER
OVID-19's scrambling of the global supply
chain was largely unexpected. The pandemic
reduced supply-side output as expected. The
demand side of the equation didn't get the economic
memo. After an initial dip, consumers, unable to go
places, started buying and investing in tangible things,
like panel upgrades, then experiences. Suppliers are still
struggling to recover because
resuming production isn't a
quick or efficient process with
a virus-ravaged workforce.
The worldwide shortage
of electronic components
should surprise no one. Except
for shovels (maybe), almost
everything depends on precious
slices of silicon. The problem
is that there are only a handful
of silicon fabricators in the
world, and most of them are in
Asia. Building a new computer
chip foundry costs billions
and takes years, so that's not a
short-term, on-shore solution
to decades of bottom-line
C
decisions that nurtured the global supply network.
Just-in-time chip manufacturers, like the automotive
industry, were the first to suffer silicon shortages, but
no one in the chain is exempt. " It is a lesser-known fact
that (avionics manufacturers) have always dealt with
supply chain issues, " said Jim Alpiser, Garmin's director
of aviation aftermarket sales, " but it's never reached this
point before because we've always been able to shield
people from them. "
THE WORLDWIDE
SHORTAGE OF ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS SHOULD
SURPRISE NO ONE. EXCEPT
FOR SHOVELS (MAYBE),
ALMOST EVERYTHING
DEPENDS ON PRECIOUS
SLICES OF SILICON.
Avionics OEMs do not employ just-in-time inventory
because they must use chips and other electronic
components from suppliers with a documented quality
assurance process, according to Alpiser. Those parts must
meet the provided specifications and tolerances, " and we
test for the spec and its ability to serve our product. "
Substantial inventories buffered the supply chain
consequences. " When we started
tapping our safety reserves, there
was some optimism that we
would be able to solve some of
the issues, " Alpiser said. " At that
point, no one knew how deep it
was going to be. This has lasted
incredibly longer than anyone
ever imagined. "
" Direct purchases from several
big distributors and numerous
component suppliers anchor
Avidyne's supply chain, " said
Dan Schwinn, president and
chief executive officer. " We
started hearing about supply
issues from our distributors more
than a year ago, " and shortly
thereafter, " we started to see component cost increases
and shortages. "
Having long-term relationships with their suppliers,
avionics OEMs give them regular forecasts of what they
will need in the coming year or so. Before the pandemic,
" Our costs typically stayed the same or went down, and
our distributors are usually really good about getting
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