Spend Analysis: Why Are You Still Waiting? Paul Martyn 3/26/2012 (4) comments Adopting a holistic approach to spend analysis in procurement is a viable strategy for maximizing performance throughout the organization.
Jabil Posts 2Q12 Results EBN Newswire 3/22/2012 Post a comment Jabil Circuit, Inc. reported preliminary financial results for its second fiscal quarter.
Apple to US: Your Tax Law Sucks Bolaji Ojo 3/19/2012 (23) comments Apple will pay dividends, but most of its cash will stay overseas, because repatriating it would result in excessive tax obligations.
Apple to Discuss $100B Cash Hoard News of the Day 3/19/2012 (11) comments Apple has scheduled a conference call for Monday morning to announce what the company plans to do with its huge cash hoard.
ChipMOS Posts Q4 Figures EBN Newswire 3/16/2012 Post a comment ChipMOS Technologies reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2011.
Nortech Reports 4Q11 Numbers EBN Newswire 3/8/2012 Post a comment Nortech Systems released its financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and its full fiscal year.
SMTC Posts 4Q11 Figures EBN Newswire 3/8/2012 Post a comment SMTC Corporation released financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and its full fiscal year.
Spend Analysis: Why Are You Still Waiting? Paul Martyn 3/26/2012 (4) comments Adopting a holistic approach to spend analysis in procurement is a viable strategy for maximizing performance throughout the organization.
Jabil Posts 2Q12 Results EBN Newswire 3/22/2012 Post a comment Jabil Circuit, Inc. reported preliminary financial results for its second fiscal quarter.
Apple to US: Your Tax Law Sucks Bolaji Ojo 3/19/2012 (23) comments Apple will pay dividends, but most of its cash will stay overseas, because repatriating it would result in excessive tax obligations.
Apple to Discuss $100B Cash Hoard News of the Day 3/19/2012 (11) comments Apple has scheduled a conference call for Monday morning to announce what the company plans to do with its huge cash hoard.
ChipMOS Posts Q4 Figures EBN Newswire 3/16/2012 Post a comment ChipMOS Technologies reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2011.
Nortech Reports 4Q11 Numbers EBN Newswire 3/8/2012 Post a comment Nortech Systems released its financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and its full fiscal year.
SMTC Posts 4Q11 Figures EBN Newswire 3/8/2012 Post a comment SMTC Corporation released financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and its full fiscal year.
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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