# Navigating Supply Chain Complexities in a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape with Sourceability's Jens Gamperl

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2023-11-06
- Length: 21m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-11-06-navigating-supply-chain-complexities-in-a-shifting-geopolitical-landscape-with-s

## Summary

Jens Gamperl, founder and CEO of Sourceability, discusses how geopolitical shifts and recent supply chain crises have forced a move from just-in-time to just-in-case inventory models. He explains how Sourceability’s tools, such as Data Link and partnerships with Cadence, integrate supply chain risk assessment directly into the engineering design phase to prevent production issues. Gamperl also analyzes the long-term impact of the CHIPS Act and regional manufacturing incentives, noting that while local production takes years to build, it offers critical flexibility and reduced lead times for the EMS industry.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-11-06-navigating-supply-chain-complexities-in-a-shifting-geopolitical-landscape-with-s#t=8) Introduction: Jens Gamperl and Sourceability
- [0:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-11-06-navigating-supply-chain-complexities-in-a-shifting-geopolitical-landscape-with-s#t=52) Geopolitical Impact and Inventory Balancing
- [3:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-11-06-navigating-supply-chain-complexities-in-a-shifting-geopolitical-landscape-with-s#t=221) Digital Tools for Inventory Valuation and Risk
- [8:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-11-06-navigating-supply-chain-complexities-in-a-shifting-geopolitical-landscape-with-s#t=514) Integrating Supply Chain Risk into Design with Cadence
- [11:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-11-06-navigating-supply-chain-complexities-in-a-shifting-geopolitical-landscape-with-s#t=703) Engineer Habits and Component Life Cycles
- [13:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-11-06-navigating-supply-chain-complexities-in-a-shifting-geopolitical-landscape-with-s#t=816) CHIPS Act, Regional Manufacturing, and AI Prediction
- [17:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-11-06-navigating-supply-chain-complexities-in-a-shifting-geopolitical-landscape-with-s#t=1036) Historical Context: Cisco, Dot-com Bubble, and Data Transparency

## Topics

- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Sourceability (company)
- Cadence (company)
- Data Link (product)
- CHIPS Act (other)
- Cisco (company)
- Flextronics (company)
- Selectron (company)

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- [PCBs, Global Innovation Policy & the CHIPS Act](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-02-27-pcbs-global-innovation-policy-the-chips-act) (OnTrack)
- [Contract Manufacturing: Takin’ Care of Business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-01-28-contract-manufacturing-takin-care-of-business) (EE Times Current)

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