Digi-Key has created a video series on the global supply chain:
- Components at the Source
- The Product Journey
- Next Generation Production (this video)
While this video does highlight Digi-Key and some of its partners, it also provides useful insight into the global supply chain and manufacturing issues as well as answers you may find useful. It's always useful to know what's going on behind the scenes for those products and services that developers are using on a regular basis.
There are some interesting sections within the video, including a compact module with a thin-film battery and a robot soldering station.