LEM, SCRM Consultant

🎙️ Had a great time on Amelia Dalton’s Fish Fry podcast discussing how OEMs can tackle obsolescence challenges with smarter legacy support. 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/gXtSmmwn hashtag#ObsolescenceManagement hashtag#OEM hashtag#LegacySupport hashtag#Podcast

At the Embedded Tech Trends Conference, I had the opportunity to discuss a critical challenge facing embedded OEMs: balancing innovation with long-term product sustainment. In this episode of Insights from the Road, I dive into: ✅ The hidden value in legacy products ✅ Strategies to extend product lifecycles without sacrificing innovation ✅ Why mastering legacy support is key to OEM success

Speaking of forward-leaning innovation, I’m also excited to share the launch of my new YouTube channel, Legacy Insights, where I’ll explore strategies and stories to empower industry and government leaders. Thank you to everyone who made this event memorable. Onward to innovation!

“Fun and informative way to express the chronic problem of electronics obsolescence. Many folks may not know that many active defense systems have obsolete parts in them before the high-rate production run is done. So how do we more affordably sustain these systems throughout lifecycles that span decades?”

I’m looking forward to reconnecting with folks in San Antonio next week for VITA’s annual Embedded Tech Trends conference. This year I’ll be talking about how Embedded OEMs (companies who make computers that control things: think radar systems, baggage scanners, medical devices, etc…) can unlock more of their potential by mastering legacy support. If you’re attending this year, let us know and we can meet up!

“We recently created as new YouTube video with my road-notes from this year’s DoD Maintenance Symposium, coming out next week. In the meantime…. Check out this great overview of the conference by Kevin Sampels. Given the rising tensions and the great power struggle with China, I want to foot-stomp Kevin’s emphasis on the IMPERATIVE of resolving many of the challenges related to resilient supply chains – especially how Industry and Government can work together for affordable sustainment of defense systems.”

“I enjoyed sitting alongside some smart folks at the AAAA Cribbins Readiness Conference recently in Huntsville, Alabama. Our panel was called Maintaining Readiness Through Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM). Good to hear about the how the Army and Bell have put in place a comprehensive SCRM framework for FLRAA. My perspective? electronics obsolescence is the single largest and most consistent disruptor to affordable readiness; solving obsolescence is the gateway to effective SCRM.”

“Great first hand insights of what it takes to expand domestic production (and mining) of critical raw materials. One of several fantastic presentations today!”

“Apart from encouraging folks to consider external suppliers to more easily solve their electronics obsolescence issues, this video was an interesting experience in AI. Despite a little post-production, the pictures and music were all AI generated!”

In these times when globalization creates an unavoidable overlap between commercial and defense supply chains, partnerships (both global and domestic, commercial and government) are a critical success factor in doing successful business in the world today. It also feels a lot better than impersonal transactional relationships.