Obsolescence
The Real Risk of Legacy Products Is Reputation
May 19, 2026
For Embedded OEMs, the risk of legacy isn’t just technical—it’s reputational. When aging products remain in your portfolio without a clear plan for support, the brand you’ve worked so hard to build is what takes the hit. Strategic customers expect continuity. When legacy products fail in the field or can’t be supported, they don’t just blame the product—they question the company. Legacy Isn’t Neutral Holding on to legacy…
Last Time Buy Isn’t a Long-Term Solution: Managing Obsolescence Risk in Legacy Systems
April 28, 2026
Why last time buys fail—and how a structured sustainment strategy protects long-lifecycle programs from recurring supply chain disruption When a critical component goes obsolete, the response is immediate: forecast demand, secure funding, and execute a last time buy before supply disappears. It feels like control—the risk is identified, the inventory is secured, and the issue is closed. Until…
Legacy Sustainment In-House: Hidden Risk for Embedded OEMs
February 9, 2026
What Happens When Embedded OEMs Keep Legacy Sustainment In-House? A quiet erosion that often ends in a sudden catastrophe. The risk isn’t always a single, dramatic event; it’s a slow, silent drift. Systems degrade. Critical knowledge walks out the door. Customers grow frustrated. And leadership is often unaware of just how fragile their internal support has become until it’s too late. …
Strengthening Long-Term Support: 2025 Reflections
December 16, 2025
As the 2025 year comes to an end and a new year approaches, Tania Scroggie offers her reflections as the OEM Relationship Director at GDCA over her experiences over the past year in her latest YouTube upload! Over the four episodes of “Tania’s Teachables” released in 2025, Tania explored the many conversations she’s had with…
Understanding the True Cost of Tech Obsolescence
December 14, 2025
Do we, as an industry, truly understand the full impact and cost of tech obsolescence? Over the past years, the team at GDCA has been doing our best to educate and illuminate the electronics industry on the impact that obsolescence has on every level of our supply chains. Traditionally, product obsolescence was simply managed in-house,…
The Inchworm Dilemma: Why Your Strategy Isn’t Moving Forward
August 18, 2025
Tania Scroggie is back with another episode of ‘Tania’s Teachables’ over on YouTube, this time exploring the hard truth of dealing with legacy electronics in today’s modern world of fast-paced technological advancement. ‘The Inchworm Dilemma’ explores a common challenge facing the support of legacy products–a lack of infrastructure. Grand Plans that Stretch Your Company beyond…
Strategies for Managing Obsolete Semiconductors amidst Changing Global Markets and Supply Chain Issues
August 6, 2025
Semiconductors are literally the backbone of all electronics–and because of that, when a semiconductor becomes obsolete, finding support for it, whether that be replacement parts, fresh components, or repair services, goes from a routine thing to a major problem. Plus, with the current U.S. administration’s tariffs, both in-progress and implemented, the global semiconductor industry has…
Strategies for Effective Part Obsolescence Management in Electronic Infrastructure Systems
June 3, 2025
As a society, we are incredibly dependent on our smartphones and devices, whether we want to admit it or not, for many crucial aspects of our daily lives. But imagine one day that your smart phone just stops working. No calls, no texts, no internet connection. You can’t access your emails, your personal and office…
Strategically Approaching a “Last Time Buy” Notice
February 19, 2025
The day you receive that “last time buy” (LTB) notice for a crucial embedded PCB or PCB component for your systems can be stressful–even if you know it’s coming. What if you still need that circuit board five to ten years after that LTB day? Suddenly, sourcing the required parts becomes a mad scramble, resulting…
The Recurring Nightmare: Obsolescence Strikes Again… and Again
January 13, 2025
Tania Scroggie is starting the new year with another installment of her short video series, Tania’s Teachables, on YouTube! Tania tackles the frustrating and recurring nightmare of embedded electronics obsolescence in her tenth video discussion. The Nightmare of Obsolescence Nearly every OEM has experienced it. Customers grow frustrated and leave because the OEM cannot…