Electrical Engineering & Electronics Design

Created by Xgentec Jason on 11 April, 2018

I used to buy electronics from Farnell-Element 14 all the time but it is getting worse every year.


Component variety drastically diminished every year,

Used to have a live one on one chat service that is now email and hope you get a reply,

Non-existent customer service 7 months with no reply to component queries and emails,

Never ending components out of stock and re bounced lead times,

Continuous price increases in some cases over 50%,


When your supply chain is this erratic it is time to move on.


Is Farnell is becoming nothing more than part time a drop shipping company with fees ? 


What is happening ?