1. What new market trend are you seeing so far in 2025?
As we enter 2025, electronics manufacturers are doubling down on supply chain resilience. In particular, customers in North America and Europe are increasingly favoring distributors that can offer local responsiveness and flexible delivery. We’re also seeing sustained demand growth in segments such as industrial automation, AI inference chips, and new energy automotive electronics—driving concentrated procurement of high-reliability components in these areas.
2. How are geopolitical events, the rising costs of business and the labor shortage impacting your organization?
Geopolitical uncertainty has prompted us to strategically strengthen our multi-regional warehousing and delivery capabilities, with a particular focus on accelerating localized operations in North America and Europe. This helps enhance both the stability and resilience of our overall supply network.
Amid continued fluctuations in global logistics costs, we have worked to optimize transportation channels and coordinate regional resources to help reduce the impact on customer lead times and cost predictability. On the workforce side, we continue to invest in automation systems while promoting hybrid work models and cross-regional collaboration—ensuring steady gains in operational efficiency and service responsiveness.
3. What new ESG (environmental, social, and governance) initiatives or plans have you put in place?
This year, WIN SOURCE has made continued progress in both sustainability and supply chain governance. We have long supported environmental initiatives and recently sponsored the “Trees for the Future” program, with plans to continue backing meaningful environmental efforts in the future.
As part of our efforts to support responsible resource use, our Excess Store platform helps customers efficiently manage surplus inventory—reducing waste and encouraging circularity in the supply chain. On the digital governance front, we offer API solutions that allows customers to connect directly with our database—accessing real-time pricing, inventory availability, and product specifications, and submitting inquiries automatically to streamline procurement.
We also partner with universities to support the development of young engineering talent and promote industry-wide knowledge sharing.
4. What other challenges are you working through and how are you overcoming them?
One ongoing challenge is adapting to evolving procurement behavior. Customers are placing smaller, more frequent orders and expecting faster turnaround, which places higher demands on inventory planning and responsiveness. We’re continuously refining our inventory structure and regional resource allocation to improve agility and ensure the availability of critical components.
We’ve also enhanced our in-house digital platform, WinLink Solution Hub, designed specifically to support engineers and procurement professionals. WinLink provides real-time access to inventory, product data, and pricing updates, enabling users to efficiently build BOMs and address sourcing challenges. For complex projects or specific customer needs, we also offer tailored support to ensure our services align with real-world requirements.
5. What do you see ahead for the rest of the year (any new trends, challenges, opportunities, etc.)?
Looking ahead to the second half of the year, we anticipate continued demand growth in AI server infrastructure and automotive electronics. This is likely to create new supply pressures on high-end components such as high-speed connectors and power management ICs.
At the same time, global trade policy remains uncertain. We’re responding by investing further in supply chain flexibility and expanding our local service teams—especially in key customer regions—to accelerate responsiveness and reduce risk.
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