Making Supply Chain Visibility Visible Logical Link 5/7/2013 (4) comments It's debatable whether visibility should be a stand-alone system or something more comprehensive than a single software platform.
Intel’s Supply Chain Sweet Spot At the Source 4/30/2013 (22) comments As Intel improves its chip technology and deals with a declining PC market, the company is still making a concerted effort to improve its supply chain.
Recovery Programs: Turning Gray to Green Unchaining Supply 4/22/2013 (8) comments For many companies in the supply chain, selling excess or aging products into unauthorized channels for pennies on the dollar makes sense.
Industrial Semi: Turnkey Services Smooth Uncharted Waters Supply Chain Intelligence 4/19/2013 (2) comments As semiconductor penetration increases, it is worthwhile to stop and recognize that not all industrial clients may have the same familiarity with electronics industry best-practices.
Get Supply Chain Analytics on Your Roadmap Lalit Wadhwa 4/12/2013 (2) comments Technology plays a critical role in assimilating large and complex data sets from upstream and downstream members of the value chain, analyzing it and modeling it to optimize the supply chain.
Infographic: Conflict Minerals Trail Brian Fuller 3/12/2013 (1) comment Manufacturers have a year to disclose conflict minerals used to the government. Here's a graphical look at the situation.
Outsourced Manufacturers Struggle With Uncertain Demand iSuppli EMS, ODM Insights 3/4/2013 (4) comments Improved inventory velocity was a key theme for the outsourced manufacturing industry in 2012. Fast forward 12 months, and the hoped-for improvement has not really materialized.
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.
China Isn't Being Displaced Ken Bradley 2/5/2013 (16) comments Reports stating that companies are shifting manufacturing from China back to high-cost locations may be overstating the development.
Lifting the Veil Over Pricing Secrecy Bolaji Ojo 1/29/2013 (13) comments A new tool from UBM partner Lytica promises much needed pricing visibility into the buying and selling of electronic components.
Samsung Snatches Another Apple Crown Anna Young 1/24/2013 (15) comments Samsung was the world's biggest user of semiconductors in 2012, another title the Korean company snatched from rival Apple Inc.
CES: Components Were the Headliners Todd Traylor 1/23/2013 (8) comments What was new at CES and what is most important for the supply chain is the focus on the exciting capabilities of the latest components.
See Me, Touch Me, Move Me at CES Semico Spin 1/18/2013 (11) comments CES showed many interesting devices and applications using sensors and MEMS. But this is just the beginning; more innovation will occur.
Samsung Becoming the Apple of Our Eye? Bolaji Ojo 1/9/2013 (22) comments Apple is the toast of the industry, but Samsung is now getting as much attention. Who will be the next darling of the supply chain?
Sourcing Challenges for End-of-Life Parts Supply Chain Intelligence 1/3/2013 (1) comment The unique challenges posed by end-of-life parts in manufacturing necessitate partnerships between open market suppliers and OEMs.
Finding & Securing Hard-to-Find Parts Barbara Jorgensen 12/21/2012 (9) comments OEMs, component makers, distributors, and supply chain partners must collaborate to resolve challenges related to procuring scarce parts.
The Design Is Done: Now What? Barbara Jorgensen 12/20/2012 (17) comments For a successful product launch, other departments and groups must get involved well before the design engineers complete their task.
Introduce More Products Without Raising Risk Unchaining Supply 12/20/2012 (2) comments A well-planned master distribution strategy can reduce the inherent inventory risk in promoting three, four, or more NPI packages within the channel.
Reversal of Fortune: Really? News of the Day 12/18/2012 (7) comments Nothing has exactly signaled a yearend run on semiconductor inventory, but the industry could expect a more balanced picture than the one IHS offers.
An Ounce of Review, A Ton of Cure Best-Practices 12/18/2012 (1) comment Design engineers are vital to product development, but manufacturing success requires the early involvement of the component engineer.
The Channel Reaches Out to Design Engineers Barbara Jorgensen 12/11/2012 (5) comments Distributors are offering research materials to design engineers, and becoming essential to the establishment of an efficient design chain.
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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