Avnet, Inc. to Acquire RTI Holdings EBN Newswire 3/20/2013 Post a comment Avnet will also acquire the shares of three related entities, RTI Technology China Limited, Eastele Technology China Limited, and DSP Solutions Limited.
Alliance Sensors Partners With Marposs EBN Newswire 1/11/2013 Post a comment Marposs Red Crown analog pencil gauging probes and Digi Crown digital probes, modules, and systems are widely used in automotive, aerospace, and medical QC test stands
Vallee Appointed to Reserve Bank Board EBN Newswire 1/8/2013 Post a comment The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has designated Roy A. Vallee as deputy chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's board of directors
More Pi From Element14 EBN Newswire 1/8/2013 Post a comment Element14 has announced it has signed a new distribution contract with the Raspberry Pi Foundation to sell the credit-card sized computer around the world
Freescale Kits Available at Mouser EBN Newswire 1/7/2013 Post a comment The Freescale i.MX 6 series of applications processors unleashes a scalable multicore platform that includes single-, dual- and quad-core families based on the ARM Cortex-A9 architecture
Arrow Acquires Wireless Unit of Waching EBN Newswire 12/17/2012 Post a comment Waching is a distributor in China with strong demand-creation capabilities and a leading position in the fast-growing wireless and infrastructure market
Mouser and Marquardt Ink Global Deal EBN Newswire 12/13/2012 Post a comment Some of Marquardt’s innovations include the first German-made snap-action switch, the first electronic systems for power tools, and the first specialty rocker and snap-action switches for the automotive market
John Denslinger Named ECIA President & CEO EBN Newswire 12/12/2012 Post a comment Denslinger will assume his position beginning January 1 and guide ECIA through the final stages of combining ECA and NEDA into a single trade association
Master Distributors Offers E-Switch Devices EBN Newswire 12/12/2012 Post a comment E-Switch's TL3240 Series and TL3210 Series illuminated tact switches are surface mount (SMT) switches that offer LED illumination in a variety of colors
Avnet EMA Adds Digi International EBN Newswire 12/12/2012 Post a comment The agreement provides Avnet's customers with access to Digi’s broad range of ARM-based embedded wired and wireless modules, wireless routers and gateways, and other M2M technologies
Avnet Names Kevin Moriarty CFO EBN Newswire 12/10/2012 Post a comment Avnet’s current Chief Financial Officer Ray Sadowski will be retiring from his position after 20 years as CFO
Avnet Expert to Present at CSCO Summit EBN Newswire 11/19/2012 Post a comment The Chief Supply Chain Officer Summit is an event catering to senior level supply chain and operations executives focusing on the exchange of innovative ideas
FCI and 3M Announce Second Source Pact EBN Newswire 11/15/2012 Post a comment The HPCE connector is a next-generation power card edge connector for demanding applications requiring high linear current density and low power loss
Honeywell Names Volpe as VP/GM for EMEA EBN Newswire 10/17/2012 Post a comment Volpe will strengthen the region’s alignment to S&C’s global business goals and is responsible for driving continued growth in the region
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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