Greening the Telecom Sector Logical Link 3/31/2011 (16) comments Energy efficiency has become a top priority for telecom operators, and this is influencing R&D work at equipment manufacturers
Looking Inside & Beyond Products Mastery in Action 3/30/2011 (8) comments High-tech companies' physical supply chains must evolve as they integrate software and content offerings across products and platforms
Japan Will Rebuild, Part 1 Bolaji Ojo 3/22/2011 (9) comments Japan is reeling from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, but it will rebuild and recover as it has from past disasters
Is It Time for Near-Sourcing? Barbara Jorgensen 3/17/2011 (14) comments Both natural and man-made disasters have interrupted the electronics supply chain in recent years
Seeking Telco Biz? Try China Mobile Bolaji Ojo 3/16/2011 (4) comments The world's biggest telco is jacking up capital spending and creating sales opportunities for equipment vendors and component suppliers
The Supply Chain Rallies Following Quake Barbara Jorgensen 3/14/2011 (6) comments The quake will cause major repercussions throughout the supply chain, but in the interim, companies are rallying around relief efforts
TI Makes Big Bet on Growth Bolaji Ojo 3/10/2011 (1) comment Texas Instruments is adding to its inventory in anticipation that demand will spike this year, despite concerns chip stock is too high
One Car: Hold the Electronics, Please Barbara Jorgensen 3/8/2011 (30) comments Most of the cars produced today have triple the amount of software code in electronic control units (ECUs) per vehicle compared to previous models
Managing Risk in High-Tech Supply Chains Mastery in Action 3/4/2011 (7) comments To mitigate risks, supply chains must adopt analytics, use financial data for scenario modeling, and understand business trade-offs
Leveling the Low-Cost Playing Field Barbara Jorgensen 3/3/2011 (13) comments Practices such as lean are not widely deployed overseas. In some parts of Asia, workers are not accustomed to suggesting improvements
The COO Is Watching Your Supply Chain At the Source 3/3/2011 (4) comments COOs polled by a research firm say supply chain is critical to their operations and are keeping a close eye on the business unit
It's iPad vs. Xoom... and Who Else? Bolaji Ojo 3/2/2011 (19) comments Motorola's Xoom represents the strongest challenge so far to the Apple iPad; can other tablet makers break through the clutter?
Oil Price Hike: Here We Go Again! Semico Spin 3/2/2011 (20) comments Turmoil in the Middle East will hit the global economy and may crimp the upper single-digit forecast for the semiconductor market
Greening the Telecom Sector Logical Link 3/31/2011 (16) comments Energy efficiency has become a top priority for telecom operators, and this is influencing R&D work at equipment manufacturers
Looking Inside & Beyond Products Mastery in Action 3/30/2011 (8) comments High-tech companies' physical supply chains must evolve as they integrate software and content offerings across products and platforms
Japan Will Rebuild, Part 1 Bolaji Ojo 3/22/2011 (9) comments Japan is reeling from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, but it will rebuild and recover as it has from past disasters
Is It Time for Near-Sourcing? Barbara Jorgensen 3/17/2011 (14) comments Both natural and man-made disasters have interrupted the electronics supply chain in recent years
Seeking Telco Biz? Try China Mobile Bolaji Ojo 3/16/2011 (4) comments The world's biggest telco is jacking up capital spending and creating sales opportunities for equipment vendors and component suppliers
The Supply Chain Rallies Following Quake Barbara Jorgensen 3/14/2011 (6) comments The quake will cause major repercussions throughout the supply chain, but in the interim, companies are rallying around relief efforts
TI Makes Big Bet on Growth Bolaji Ojo 3/10/2011 (1) comment Texas Instruments is adding to its inventory in anticipation that demand will spike this year, despite concerns chip stock is too high
One Car: Hold the Electronics, Please Barbara Jorgensen 3/8/2011 (30) comments Most of the cars produced today have triple the amount of software code in electronic control units (ECUs) per vehicle compared to previous models
Managing Risk in High-Tech Supply Chains Mastery in Action 3/4/2011 (7) comments To mitigate risks, supply chains must adopt analytics, use financial data for scenario modeling, and understand business trade-offs
Leveling the Low-Cost Playing Field Barbara Jorgensen 3/3/2011 (13) comments Practices such as lean are not widely deployed overseas. In some parts of Asia, workers are not accustomed to suggesting improvements
The COO Is Watching Your Supply Chain At the Source 3/3/2011 (4) comments COOs polled by a research firm say supply chain is critical to their operations and are keeping a close eye on the business unit
It's iPad vs. Xoom... and Who Else? Bolaji Ojo 3/2/2011 (19) comments Motorola's Xoom represents the strongest challenge so far to the Apple iPad; can other tablet makers break through the clutter?
Oil Price Hike: Here We Go Again! Semico Spin 3/2/2011 (20) comments Turmoil in the Middle East will hit the global economy and may crimp the upper single-digit forecast for the semiconductor market
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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