We missed the last time buy notice, what options do we have?

The answer

Missing a Last Time Buy (LTB) notice is more common than most engineers admit. OEMs are not always reliable at issuing them, and when they do, the window closes fast.

The moment you realise a component has gone end-of-life, assume you are not alone. Dozens of other engineers at competing companies have almost certainly missed the same notice. That changes how you need to move.

Your first priority is to buy and bank whatever stock remains in the supply chain. If the part has only just been made obsolete, there will still be units sitting in distributor inventory and on broker shelves. Move qu