Combating Counterfeiting Peter Buxbaum 5/6/2013 (10) comments How to counter counterfeiting in the electronics supply chain? Apply component identification techniques that are themselves difficult to counterfeit.
Can We Trust the Future? Part 2 Eric Sivertson 4/29/2013 (13) comments Our societal evolution will rely heavily upon devices that will inevitably need to trust each other, just as we have done as humans.
Supply Chain's Information 'Black Hole' Brian Fuller 4/9/2013 (3) comments Nearly half of company information breaches come from the company's supply chain, where more vigilance and tighter processes are required.
RFID Sparks New Supply Chain Demand Best-Practices 4/3/2013 (9) comments RFID makes it possible not only to increase the quantity and types of products streaming through the supply chain, but also to build higher-level products and services.
IT Needs More Careful Sourcing Tam Harbert 3/22/2013 (14) comments The Chinese are breaking the rules. So is the US. That doesn't mean you don't need to be vigilant about your supply chain security.
Connected People Meet the Connected Car Logical Link 3/19/2013 (22) comments Technologists are making our world even more connected by bringing our cars into the networking mix, but there's much work to be done.
Trade Secrets for Sale Best-Practices 3/8/2013 (10) comments Recent government reports tell us that North America is losing a fortune to IP theft, much of it involving China.
With Counterfeit Components, Buyer Beware Anne Ting 3/1/2013 (4) comments With the increase of counterfeit electronics in the distribution chain, it is clear that many of these high-risk suppliers are employing increasingly sophisticated techniques to pass off fake components.
Counterfeiting as an Art Form Best-Practices 2/28/2013 (17) comments Imagine the counterfeiter's pride as he manages to reverse engineer and duplicate an Intel processor requiring millions of transistors with multilayer interconnects.
When Is IP Theft OK? Brian Fuller 2/26/2013 (28) comments In some parts of the world, innovation thrives on what other parts of the world consider stolen property.
Will US-China Trade Reform Put Technology at Risk? Best-Practices 1/8/2013 (14) comments If products like microprocessors, microcontrollers, and other advanced components are exported with reduced restrictions, then we may be inadvertently giving up some of our core technologies in terms of development and processing know-how.
The Supply Chain Needs Big-Data to Be Fast Data Logical Link 1/7/2013 (14) comments One of the biggest challenges companies face is figuring out how to use big-data and convert it into meaningful data that can be used to allocate supply chain resources and reduce complexity.
NDAA, DLA, DNA... Still Clear as Mud George Karalias 12/4/2012 (5) comments Parts of the National Defense Authorization Act are still open to interpretation, and questions linger about DNA as an anti-counterfeiting measure.
The End of Business as Usual Barbara Jorgensen 10/23/2012 (21) comments Companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are new to the hardware game. If anything, the supply chain will become more important to them as their business models evolve.
Cyberwar: We Are All on the Front Line TechMergers 10/19/2012 (16) comments Cybersecurity of mobile electronics is a big problem, and with it comes tremendous opportunity for technology business that tackle it.
Counterfeiting: The Worst Is Yet to Come Barbara Jorgensen 10/8/2012 (24) comments Assuming that US government anti-counterfeiting efforts have an impact, reports of counterfeits will get worse before they get better.
8 Steps to Detect & Avoid Counterfeits Beverley Scott 9/28/2012 (36) comments Counterfeiting is proliferating because it is profitable, but there are steps manufacturers can take to avoid the problem. Here are some.
Strengthening the Weakest Link: Security Best-Practices 9/27/2012 (15) comments Security is the most worrisome link in the supply chain, but it can be strengthened via trusted relationships between government and companies.
Eye-Openers on Counterfeiting Barbara Jorgensen 9/17/2012 (9) comments A designation of “counterfeit” encompasses form, fit, and function as well as the device itself.
BYOD Can Lead to Data Train Wreck Frank Cavallaro 9/5/2012 (13) comments Unless your company has rights over the devices employees use to access corporate information, the data is clearly vulnerable.
RFID Tagging for Document Security Best-Practices 8/24/2012 (21) comments RFID can act as a personal, digital signet ring that will provide the authentication that any email I sent has come from me and not from a source using my email address.
Where Are the VisionTech Parts? Tam Harbert 8/8/2012 (43) comments Court documents report that VisionTech, which was shut down for counterfeiting, sold parts to 1,101 separate buyers, including numerous chip distributors, in virtually every industry sector.
Safeguarding the Supply Chain Logical Link 7/25/2012 (2) comments Keeping the electronics supply chain secure has become a critical operational function at many OEMs and suppliers.
EBN Dialogue enables and encourages you to participate in live chats with notable leaders and luminaries. Not only editors and journalists, but the entire EBN community is able to comment and ask questions. Listed below are upcoming and archived chats.
Archived Dialogues
Thailand Stages a Comeback Join EBN contributor Jennifer Baljko on Thursday August 23, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. EST for a live chat on how electronic manufacturers in Thailand have shored up their supply chain to reduce the impact of future natural disasters.
Euro-Crisis: What It Means for High-Tech Firms Join EBN Editor in Chief Bolaji Ojo and Contributing Editor Jennifer Baljko on Thursday, July 12, at 10:00 a.m. EDT for a Live Chat on high-tech and Europe's economic difficulties.
Microsoft Surface: Potential Winners & Losers What are the implications for the electronics industry supply chain of Microsoft Corp.'s decision to launch its own tablet PC? Join industry veteran and EE Times' systems and OEM expert Rick Merritt on Tuesday, July 3, at 12:00 pm EDT for a Live Chat on this subject.
Join EBN contributor Jennifer Baljko on Thursday August 23, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. EST for a live chat on how electronic manufacturers in Thailand have shored up their supply chain to reduce the impact of future natural disasters.
Peter Drucker famously said "Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window." Yet in the razor's-edge world of electronics—with a lean supply chain and just-in-time demands—the need to know the future is vital.
While no one really can accurately predict the future, we can take guidance from another Drucker saying which is the best way to predict the future is to create it.
You've heard the saying "the No. 1 supply chain risk is your people." That hasn't always been the case. But today's complex global supply chain requires a new type of multitalented employee. It's one who understands, finance, marketing, economics, is savvy with technology, graceful with relationships and can think analytically.
Where are these people? Are universities properly preparing the next generation supply chain professionals? How do train your existing workforce for these new, demanding positions?
Brian Fuller, editor-in-chief of EBN, will lead a 60-minute Avnet Velocity panel discussion that will ask and answer these and other questions swirling around today's supply-chain talent challenges.
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