QuantumEV CEO, Fazal Husain, presents at FOM2023 Boston.

1. 2023
REGAINING CONTROL IN THE NEW SUPPLY CHAIN
THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS
DOCUMENT ARE THOSE OF THE SPEAKERS AND DO NOT
NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OR POSITIONS OF ARROW
ELECTRONICS AND ITS ENTITIES.

2. Obsoleting Global
Supply Chain
Management
FAZAL
Chief Executive Officer
QuantumEV
HUSAIN
BOSTON, MA
20
23

3. OBSOLETING GLOBAL
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Fazal Husain
CEO

4. OLD OBSOLESCENCE MANAGEMENT
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
• Selection of components
resources and interfaces
• Scalability, performance,
capacity, etc.
TECHNOLOGY/TRANSPARENCY
• Hardware Independence
• Ease the feasibility of modular
hardware replacement during
future systems upgradation
• Network independence
OBSOLESCENCE MONITORING
• Tracking the process, materials
and components used in the
equipment design
RISK MITIGATION BUY
• Lifetime buy
• Bridge buy
PLANNED SYSTEMS
UPGRADES
• Pre-determination of some
junctures in the products
lifecycle at which
partial/complete design of the
system will be updated to keep
up to date

5. IMPACTS ON THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Weather Desertification Glacial
Melt
Social
Media
Electrification
Carbon
Tax
Pandemic
Oceans
Alternative
Energy
Evolving Environment

6. OLD OBSOLESCENCE MANAGEMENT
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
• Selection of components
resources and interfaces
• Scalability, performance,
capacity, etc.
TECHNOLOGY/TRANSPARENCY
• Hardware Independence
• Ease the feasibility of modular
hardware replacement during
future systems upgradation
• Network independence
OBSOLESCENCE MONITORING
• Tracking the process, materials
and components used in the
equipment design
RISK MITIGATION BUY
• Lifetime buy
• Bridge buy
PLANNED SYSTEMS
UPGRADES
• Pre-determination of some
junctures in the products
lifecycle at which
partial/complete design of the
system will be updated to keep
up to date
RISK MITIGATION BUY
• Move to IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
• Risk is loss of
communications
PLANNED SYSTEMS
UPGRADES
• Dynamic upgrades, persistent
change, push upgrades
• Provide customers ability to
upgrade as and when needed
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
• Components need to meet new
standards for temperature, dust,
waterproofing, serviceability
TECHNOLOGY/TRANSPARENCY
• Component level independence,
right to repair, 24/7/365 SLAs,
warranties, support, IP, etc.…
OBSOLESCENCE MONITORING
• Maintain information about
critical, core business
infrastructure, and systems
• Ability to shift infrastructure,
robust DR programs and BU
systems

7. OBSOLESCENCE MANAGEMENT
Principlesto adopt:
• Recognize that all products are susceptible to the changing environment
• Recognize that environment is all encompassing , not just weather, social and regulatory elements
of the environment are often more impactful than a weather event
How do we adoptAGILE OBSOLSCENCE :
Componentize
your Products
Build in IoT Localize your
Supply Chain
Build Micro
Production
Facilities
Distribution
Channels in
Local Markets
Adopt R2R
(right to
repair)
Replace
Rather than
Repair
Big Data
Architecture
Adopt AI
Analytics
Automate
Production

8. We can question the human impact on
the planet, but we can't deny the impact
of the planet on humans.

9. THANK YOU!
Fazal Husain, CEO
www.QuantumEV.ca
1-877-786-0008
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