Apple's Power Play Laurie Sullivan 1/27/2011 (10) comments OEMs like Apple wield enormous power over the supply chain, control suppliers to keep costs down, and protect product release information
The Pros & Cons: Tablets vs. Textbooks Barbara Jorgensen 1/24/2011 (54) comments If e-readers replace textbooks, parents can skip the annual pilgrimage to the campus book store. You'd buy one tablet device, download texts, and save a bundle of money
RFID Deployment Faces Cost Hurdle Marc Herman 1/24/2011 (33) comments High-tech companies want to deploy RFID tagging in the supply chain, but the high-cost of the technology is slowing its adoption
UBM Releases DesignCon2011 Program EBN Newswire 1/21/2011 Post a comment Announces the selection of the teardown projects that will be presented at the DesignCon Conference January 31 – February 4
Supply Chain Guru at Apple’s Helm Logical Link 1/21/2011 (14) comments Tim Cook, Apple's top executive during Steve Jobs's medical leave of absence has his roots in operations, procurement, and supply chain
Crowded Tablet Market Needs to Shrink Bolaji Ojo 1/19/2011 (9) comments Even at this early stage it is already obvious the tablet computing market is too crowded and many of the current players won't survive
Loose Lips Can Sink a High-Tech Career Tam Harbert 1/19/2011 (13) comments Commenting for a fee on your company's or industry's supply chain operations to consulting firms could lead to job termination or worse
Microchip Wins Tech Awards EBN Newswire 1/19/2011 Post a comment Microchip wins technology awards for eXtreme low-power, high-performance PIC MCUs, mTouch sensing solutions, and analog
Bulls & Bears on Apple Bolaji Ojo 1/18/2011 (12) comments Here's what the bulls and bears are thinking about Apple in light of news about the health of its CEO Steve Jobs
WiFi Safety Issue Sparks Controversy Anna Young 1/18/2011 (10) comments A recent research report on the impact of WiFi on the environment ignites controversy on how living beings coexist with technology
Trust but Verify Ken Bradley 1/13/2011 (11) comments Many procurement and supply chain executives are underserving their companies by not verifying component pricing and manufacturing costs
Bourns Announces Potentiometer Kits EBN Newswire 1/12/2011 Post a comment Kits provide a variety of resistance values and tapers and can also be used as a service kit for guitar amplifier service technicians
Electric Vehicle Battery Brouhaha Logical Link 1/11/2011 (12) comments Tales of intrigue over automotive battery technology indicate ongoing turmoil and future structural changes in the electric vehicle market
Avnet Hosts Design Workshops EBN Newswire 1/3/2011 Post a comment The workshops focus on designing with TI’s DSP + ARM OMAP-L138 processors, Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGAs and MathWorks design tools
Engineers on Social Media Laurie Sullivan 1/3/2011 (14) comments Those who don't tap into social media will miss the next evolution of the electronic supply chain
Apple's Power Play Laurie Sullivan 1/27/2011 (10) comments OEMs like Apple wield enormous power over the supply chain, control suppliers to keep costs down, and protect product release information
The Pros & Cons: Tablets vs. Textbooks Barbara Jorgensen 1/24/2011 (54) comments If e-readers replace textbooks, parents can skip the annual pilgrimage to the campus book store. You'd buy one tablet device, download texts, and save a bundle of money
RFID Deployment Faces Cost Hurdle Marc Herman 1/24/2011 (33) comments High-tech companies want to deploy RFID tagging in the supply chain, but the high-cost of the technology is slowing its adoption
UBM Releases DesignCon2011 Program EBN Newswire 1/21/2011 Post a comment Announces the selection of the teardown projects that will be presented at the DesignCon Conference January 31 – February 4
Supply Chain Guru at Apple’s Helm Logical Link 1/21/2011 (14) comments Tim Cook, Apple's top executive during Steve Jobs's medical leave of absence has his roots in operations, procurement, and supply chain
Crowded Tablet Market Needs to Shrink Bolaji Ojo 1/19/2011 (9) comments Even at this early stage it is already obvious the tablet computing market is too crowded and many of the current players won't survive
Loose Lips Can Sink a High-Tech Career Tam Harbert 1/19/2011 (13) comments Commenting for a fee on your company's or industry's supply chain operations to consulting firms could lead to job termination or worse
Microchip Wins Tech Awards EBN Newswire 1/19/2011 Post a comment Microchip wins technology awards for eXtreme low-power, high-performance PIC MCUs, mTouch sensing solutions, and analog
Bulls & Bears on Apple Bolaji Ojo 1/18/2011 (12) comments Here's what the bulls and bears are thinking about Apple in light of news about the health of its CEO Steve Jobs
WiFi Safety Issue Sparks Controversy Anna Young 1/18/2011 (10) comments A recent research report on the impact of WiFi on the environment ignites controversy on how living beings coexist with technology
Trust but Verify Ken Bradley 1/13/2011 (11) comments Many procurement and supply chain executives are underserving their companies by not verifying component pricing and manufacturing costs
Bourns Announces Potentiometer Kits EBN Newswire 1/12/2011 Post a comment Kits provide a variety of resistance values and tapers and can also be used as a service kit for guitar amplifier service technicians
Electric Vehicle Battery Brouhaha Logical Link 1/11/2011 (12) comments Tales of intrigue over automotive battery technology indicate ongoing turmoil and future structural changes in the electric vehicle market
Avnet Hosts Design Workshops EBN Newswire 1/3/2011 Post a comment The workshops focus on designing with TI’s DSP + ARM OMAP-L138 processors, Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGAs and MathWorks design tools
Engineers on Social Media Laurie Sullivan 1/3/2011 (14) comments Those who don't tap into social media will miss the next evolution of the electronic supply chain
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.
To save this item to your list of favorite EBN content so you can find it later in your Profile page, click the "Save It" button next to the item.
If you found this interesting or useful, please use the links to the services below to share it with other readers. You will need a free account with each service to share an item via that service.
Tweet This
