Cost Analysis: Reshoring Is Viable Barbara Jorgensen 5/30/2012 (19) comments The good news: The cost gap with China is narrowing. The bad news: Companies are seeking other low-cost regions for manufacturing
Counterfeiters Aren't Winning: Here's Why Bolaji Ojo 5/25/2012 (42) comments Electronics companies are making gains against counterfeiters by rolling back years of secrecy and using technological innovations to fight the scourge.
SoCs Fuel the Cloud Semico Spin 5/23/2012 (11) comments Complex systems-on-a-chip are driving the booming demand for consumer electronics products by resolving power management issues in the cloud.
Manufacturers Remain Upbeat Barbara Jorgensen 5/22/2012 (5) comments In a recent survey, 89 percent of senior executives at North American manufacturers said they expect their company's revenue to grow in 2012.
IPC Releases Study on EMS Benchmarks Latest Research 5/16/2012 (1) comment The study covers financial and production data, assembly attributes, yields, defect rates, customer returns, supplier performance, customer satisfaction and certification data
iTV: Field of Dreams or Titanic? Barbara Jorgensen 5/14/2012 (18) comments Apple's product development strategy to date has been "If we build it, they will come." Will that also be true for iTV?
Thailand Rises From Floods Bolaji Ojo 5/11/2012 (21) comments Thailand is recovering from last year's floods, and with IT spending rising, the country offers a growing sales opportunity for high-tech firms.
An Updated Primer on WEEE & RoHS, Part 1 Best-Practices 5/11/2012 (12) comments The EU's WEEE and RoHS environmental regulations are baffling enough in their complexity, but the implementation is just as burdensome.
Flying the Dysfunctional Skies The Sanity Clause 5/9/2012 (22) comments Problems in the US airline market are hitting, not just passengers, but also businesses in the high-tech and manufacturing sectors.
6 Trading Myths Shocker Anna Young 5/8/2012 (13) comments Some widely held economic beliefs are being questioned by a research firm, and there are major implications for businesses and governments.
If I Were a Counterfeiter... Best-Practices 5/7/2012 (32) comments Counterfeiters already anticipate your next moves to keep the supply chain clean, so the best way to defeat them is to think as they do.
Manufacturing: Home Sweet Home? Mastery in Action 5/4/2012 (12) comments Some contract manufacturers may move production back to Western plants to improve the efficiency and quality of their business model.
Cost Analysis: Reshoring Is Viable Barbara Jorgensen 5/30/2012 (19) comments The good news: The cost gap with China is narrowing. The bad news: Companies are seeking other low-cost regions for manufacturing
Counterfeiters Aren't Winning: Here's Why Bolaji Ojo 5/25/2012 (42) comments Electronics companies are making gains against counterfeiters by rolling back years of secrecy and using technological innovations to fight the scourge.
SoCs Fuel the Cloud Semico Spin 5/23/2012 (11) comments Complex systems-on-a-chip are driving the booming demand for consumer electronics products by resolving power management issues in the cloud.
Manufacturers Remain Upbeat Barbara Jorgensen 5/22/2012 (5) comments In a recent survey, 89 percent of senior executives at North American manufacturers said they expect their company's revenue to grow in 2012.
IPC Releases Study on EMS Benchmarks Latest Research 5/16/2012 (1) comment The study covers financial and production data, assembly attributes, yields, defect rates, customer returns, supplier performance, customer satisfaction and certification data
iTV: Field of Dreams or Titanic? Barbara Jorgensen 5/14/2012 (18) comments Apple's product development strategy to date has been "If we build it, they will come." Will that also be true for iTV?
Thailand Rises From Floods Bolaji Ojo 5/11/2012 (21) comments Thailand is recovering from last year's floods, and with IT spending rising, the country offers a growing sales opportunity for high-tech firms.
An Updated Primer on WEEE & RoHS, Part 1 Best-Practices 5/11/2012 (12) comments The EU's WEEE and RoHS environmental regulations are baffling enough in their complexity, but the implementation is just as burdensome.
Flying the Dysfunctional Skies The Sanity Clause 5/9/2012 (22) comments Problems in the US airline market are hitting, not just passengers, but also businesses in the high-tech and manufacturing sectors.
6 Trading Myths Shocker Anna Young 5/8/2012 (13) comments Some widely held economic beliefs are being questioned by a research firm, and there are major implications for businesses and governments.
If I Were a Counterfeiter... Best-Practices 5/7/2012 (32) comments Counterfeiters already anticipate your next moves to keep the supply chain clean, so the best way to defeat them is to think as they do.
Manufacturing: Home Sweet Home? Mastery in Action 5/4/2012 (12) comments Some contract manufacturers may move production back to Western plants to improve the efficiency and quality of their business model.
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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