The Latest on Leadtimes Barbara Jorgensen 10/29/2010 (2) comments Here's what the industry's two largest global distributors have to say about leadtimes and pricing
When Are 'Investments in the Future' Just a Fad? Barbara Jorgensen 10/21/2010 (10) comments On any given day, every third or fourth release on the business wire is on something 'green.' A decade ago, it was quality. Make sure there's ROI attached to these efforts
Ingram Micro Names New Strategy Exec EBN Newswire 10/20/2010 Post a comment Sam Kamel joins as senior vice president, corporate strategy; Ria Carlson adds global marketing and social responsibility to her duties
Fab-tastic Barbara Jorgensen 10/20/2010 (2) comments Wasn't the globalization of the electronics industry supposed to dispense with the need to manufacture close to your customers?
Smart Grid Seeks Sourcing Partners Barbara Jorgensen 10/18/2010 (4) comments GE's John McDonald, chair of NIST's smart grid standards-development board, outlines progress on the US's smart grid efforts
Don’t Dictate – Collaborate Barbara Jorgensen 10/11/2010 (7) comments You can’t force a business partner to comply with a law, but you can point it in the right direction
The Solutions Sell Barbara Jorgensen 10/6/2010 (8) comments Suppliers and distributors are coming together to provide solutions rather than products. It's about time
Distributors Battle for Control in China Bolaji Ojo 10/5/2010 (8) comments China’s electronic component distribution market is ready for consolidation, and the top three global players – Arrow, Avnet, and WPG – will fight a bruising battle for market share in the region
Pricing Global, Acting Local Barbara Jorgensen 10/5/2010 (8) comments Even in the most global organizations, profit and loss are still measured on a regional basis. This further complicates the task of achieving global pricing
The Latest on Leadtimes Barbara Jorgensen 10/29/2010 (2) comments Here's what the industry's two largest global distributors have to say about leadtimes and pricing
When Are 'Investments in the Future' Just a Fad? Barbara Jorgensen 10/21/2010 (10) comments On any given day, every third or fourth release on the business wire is on something 'green.' A decade ago, it was quality. Make sure there's ROI attached to these efforts
Ingram Micro Names New Strategy Exec EBN Newswire 10/20/2010 Post a comment Sam Kamel joins as senior vice president, corporate strategy; Ria Carlson adds global marketing and social responsibility to her duties
Fab-tastic Barbara Jorgensen 10/20/2010 (2) comments Wasn't the globalization of the electronics industry supposed to dispense with the need to manufacture close to your customers?
Smart Grid Seeks Sourcing Partners Barbara Jorgensen 10/18/2010 (4) comments GE's John McDonald, chair of NIST's smart grid standards-development board, outlines progress on the US's smart grid efforts
Don’t Dictate – Collaborate Barbara Jorgensen 10/11/2010 (7) comments You can’t force a business partner to comply with a law, but you can point it in the right direction
The Solutions Sell Barbara Jorgensen 10/6/2010 (8) comments Suppliers and distributors are coming together to provide solutions rather than products. It's about time
Distributors Battle for Control in China Bolaji Ojo 10/5/2010 (8) comments China’s electronic component distribution market is ready for consolidation, and the top three global players – Arrow, Avnet, and WPG – will fight a bruising battle for market share in the region
Pricing Global, Acting Local Barbara Jorgensen 10/5/2010 (8) comments Even in the most global organizations, profit and loss are still measured on a regional basis. This further complicates the task of achieving global pricing
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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