The procurement of electronic components has undergone a fundamental transformation in recent years. Allocations, product discontinuations, and geopolitical uncertainties have shown that the lowest price alone is no longer a viable procurement criterion. Supply chains must be built to be resilient—and obsolescence management belongs at the management level as a strategic issue.
The podcast “NextCycle – The Obsolescence Podcast ” explores this topic in its latest episode. Episode #012, featuring our CEO Lars Kiera as a guest, was released on July 31, 2026: “RTS Electronic: How Truly Resilient Supply Chains Are Built.”
In a conversation with host Dominik Göttler, Lars Kiera explains why RTS does not see itself as a traditional distributor or broker, but rather as an industrial service provider for procurement, logistics, and supply chain management. Using real-world examples, he demonstrates how companies can make their supply chains more resilient while simultaneously reducing costs, risks, and complexity.
Why supplier consolidation reduces costs and increases supply security, what role data quality, traceability, and artificial intelligence will play in procurement in the future, and how stockpiling and second-source strategies prevent production downtime—listen to the full episode (57 minutes, in German) here:
➜ Listen to the episode at nextcycle-podcast.de
The episode is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
