Top 25 Global Components Distributors Brian Fuller 5/13/2013 (4) comments Our Top 25 Global Electronics Component Distributors list shows not too much changed amid the electronic components distribution
landscape in 2012.
What Business Are You In? Brian Fuller 5/8/2013 (7) comments Our business changes relentlessly. It behooves us to rise above our daily tasks to figure out just what business we'll be in next year.
The Supply Chain Talent Crisis Brian Fuller 4/25/2013 (33) comments New, multifaceted supply chain skills and how to find them are the subject of an upcoming webinar, April 30.
Supply Chain Meets Design Chain Brian Fuller 4/24/2013 (8) comments The Great Recession pushed savvy contract manufacturers to dive into design services. Here's one example.
The FedEx-UPS Duopoly Brian Fuller 4/19/2013 (5) comments The two biggest ground shippers in North America raise prices seemingly annually, which can hurt small to midsized components companies that can't absorb or pass on the increases.
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.
Insourcing's Boom Brian Fuller 4/3/2013 (4) comments Heavy manufacturing is coming back on shore by letting people imagine how they would eliminate their own jobs.
Grading the Chain: Atmel CEO Steven Laub Brian Fuller 4/3/2013 (1) comment The head of one of the industry's venerable microcontroller companies talks about turning around a battleship and what he wants from the supply chain.
How to Do On-Shoring Right Brian Fuller 3/25/2013 (7) comments When you play in the surveillance-camera market, it pays to offshore your electronics manufacturing... unless you're an up-and-coming Canadian firm.
Apple's Supply Chain Pain Brian Fuller 3/13/2013 (17) comments All sorts of rumors are flying around the consumer electronics giant. Is it a supply-chain problem or a demand issue?
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.
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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