Solid State Memory Gains on HDDs Tam Harbert 6/13/2013 (10) comments Price is no longer a dealbreaker in using solid state memory in devices like PCs and servers that traditionally favored hard disk drives.
Qualcomm Rides the Mobile Wave Tam Harbert 5/3/2013 (8) comments Qualcomm has launched a big push to spread its cellular technology, and thus increase its royalty income, not to mention chip sales, beyond mobile phones.
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.
Is Intel Next to Get a Woman CEO? Tam Harbert 11/26/2012 (31) comments HP and IBM have led the way. Is Intel next in appointing a female as CEO and helping to shatter the glass ceiling in the corner office?
Stability at Last in DRAM Market? Tam Harbert 11/12/2012 (8) comments The DRAM market is evolving rapidly, and changes in the end markets mean surviving suppliers face a better, more profitable future
Tech Firms Dominate Hot Startup List Tam Harbert 10/12/2012 (4) comments Wireless networking and chip firms are among the group of tech companies dominating a Wall Street Journal list of hot startups.
Clueless in China Tam Harbert 9/17/2012 (6) comments By acting as if they don't care about labor violations, some OEMs in China are fueling their critics.
Big-Data, Big Problem Tam Harbert 8/21/2012 (18) comments High-tech equipment vendors generate a vast amount of data daily, but analyzing and using the information remains a major challenge.
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.
Is Outsourcing Losing Its Appeal? Tam Harbert 7/27/2012 (61) comments Some high-tech manufacturers are moving production back in-house, but is this the beginning of a trend or just another passing fad?
The Information Squeeze Tam Harbert 7/25/2012 (12) comments Regulatory authorities globally are asking manufacturers to disclose detailed information on their supply chains. Are you in compliance?
Apple Elevates Supply Chain Under Cook Tam Harbert 6/12/2012 (7) comments Apple's Tim Cook is molding the firm to conform to his own management strategy, and the supply chain is getting increased visibility as a result.
Foxconn TV: Watch This Space Tam Harbert 3/30/2012 (11) comments By securing its own supply of LCD panels, which account for 70 percent of an LCD TV’s cost and 90 percent of its display performance, Foxconn (aka Hon Hai) made itself a one-stop shop for manufacturers.
Your Design Software May Be Pirated Tam Harbert 7/21/2011 (8) comments There is a booming business in illegal software online, where pirates market and sell low-cost copies of these expensive packages.
DoD Tightens Supply Chain Security Tam Harbert 2/28/2011 (12) comments The US Department of Defense is more strictly monitoring its supply chain, hurting suppliers that can't prove their systems are safe
Can Your Supply Chain Withstand Scrutiny? Tam Harbert 1/31/2011 (7) comments Regulators and environmental agencies are scrutinizing supply chain operations more closely, and some companies are not making the grade
Loose Lips Can Sink a High-Tech Career Tam Harbert 1/19/2011 (13) comments Commenting for a fee on your company's or industry's supply chain operations to consulting firms could lead to job termination or worse
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.
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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