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.
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.
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.
We Need Performance, Not Speculation Ken Bradley 4/26/2013 (27) comments We seem to have lost the ability to control our destiny. You work hard but fall farther behind. You can’t count on much to be "as expected" in the future.
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.
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.
Why Supply Chain Needs Better Analytics Tools At the Source 3/26/2013 (4) comments The network hungers for sophisticated technology that can improve collaboration among suppliers and partners, provide greater transparency, and drive greater efficiency.
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.
Will 2013 Be the Year of Big-Data? Barbara Jorgensen 1/22/2013 (14) comments Electronics makers are looking to leverage the advantages of big-data in forecasting and demand planning. How successful will they be?
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?
Are Spreadsheets Wreaking Havoc on Your Profit? Revving Revenue 1/9/2013 (2) comments If your business uses spreadsheets to track and manage promotions and incentives, it’s time to automate and fill the gap left by existing ERP systems. Look for a solution that automatically tracks milestones and executes payments.
Cloud, Cloud, Cloud, but Which & Why? Anna Young 1/3/2013 (9) comments The trumpeted savings from the cloud are making companies adopt the technology without first resolving all the underlying challenges.
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.
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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