OEM

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…

Wrapping Up 2024 with Tania Scroggie

December 29, 2024

Tania Scroggie returns in her short YouTube series, Tania’s Teachables, exploring the incredible journey that we’ve been on together this year. In this latest installment, Tania reflects on the various topics she’s covered in legacy sustainment and support. She plans to use this as a foundation for even more exploration into the unique and fascinating…

Thanksgiving Tribute to OEMs: Honoring Those Who Support Legacy Systems – GDCA

November 20, 2024

This Thanksgiving, Tania Scroggie expresses her gratitude on behalf of GDCA for our OEM partners and customers who have partnered with us to support their legacy embedded systems for their own customers. For several decades, GDCA has been working hard to support and sustain the needs of legacy embedded systems customers, and we are always…

Unearthing Hidden Gems: The Journey of Licensing an Obsolete Product

September 23, 2024

Tania Scroggie, SCRM and legacy manufacturing expert, is back with another episode of Tania’s Teachables on YouTube! In this installment of her educational shorts, she takes us on a journey through the complex process of licensing obsolete electronic products. Finding the Pieces–the Detective work of Legacy Products A major part of Tania’s responsibilities at GDCA…

Tania’s Teachable Discussions

December 26, 2023

A new video series for OEMs on the EOL cycle Legacy Expert Tania Scroggie of GDCA, Inc. presents a new series of short videos about end-of-life products and the strategies available to OEMs when their customers want support for an embedded system that is obsolete. Tania is GDCA’s OEM Relationships Director, responsible for coordinating between…

How an NSOS for embedded circuit boards can aid a technology refresh

October 3, 2023

A tech refresh is a typical solution for updating critical elements of an electronic system to enable new capabilities or replace obsolete hardware. At any given time, most systems will have many obsolete items, some of which impact the system more than others. Circuit boards are one of those significant parts that tend to impact…

Natural Energy of Operations | Letter From The CEO

November 16, 2022

It’s that time of year again: annual operating planning. Hooray! Jokes aside, successful planning relies on how well everyone understands the leadership team’s vision and their role in making the magic happen. The general approach is to develop an executive vision, followed by departmental plans. For 2023, most OEMs will continue dealing with booming demand…

Last Time Buy vs. Last Time Offering

August 4, 2022

A widespread practice among original equipment manufacturers (OEM) is the last time buy (LTB) event, which is usually a warning call to customers that a product is approaching its end of life (EOL) stage. This practice varies in its execution, but it usually takes the shape of a six-month EOL notice with a six-month LTB…

The Win-Lose Dilemma

February 18, 2022

All people face personal dilemmas during their lifetimes. Corporations, made up of people, face a fair number of professional dilemmas as well. Companies that produce embedded computer products are aware of the issues surrounding component obsolescence. At the end of these products’ active lives, supporting these aging or legacy products consumes more than just manufacturing…