Prior to the horrible tragedy that recently occurred in Japan, the definition of second sourcing was well understood. At least we all thought that was the case. Several companies had second-sourcing strategies they were very proud of for risk management and negotiating power. If we take the example of building an ASIC, the second sourcing may [...]
The definition of second-sourcing gets turned on its head.
Prior to the horrible tragedy that recently occurred in Japan, the definition of second sourcing was well understood. At least we all thought that was the case. Several companies had second-sourcing strategies they were very proud of for risk management and negotiating power. If we take the example of building an ASIC, the second sourcing may [...]