You remember that? Most don't. Being in the same town with us, they visited and spoke with us several times. I never understood how they figured it could work, as memory isn't really a theoretical market. But if a company can commodify weather, they thought they could force it into existence.... Followed by buckaroo.com and a few others.
Jacob, I do not see any shortage within the DRAM market; I say "up" a tad because of normal 2nd half buying patterns over the last few years. Gotta sell those PCs at Christmas.
Todd, any supporting evidence for this statement. Is there any decline in production or shortage of DRAM in market? In such cases obviously the price can shoot up.
The company that tried to set up a commodities market for DRAM? Enron! I reported on Enron's efforts to set up the exchange and later its demise. DRAM didn't die but you are sure right about the direction of pricing in the market. Down.
Can anyone guess what the long-term direction of the price of memory has been? Did you guess down? You are right! There was once an attempt to create a commodities market of electronic components. It failed. You know why? Because the prices kept going in basically one long-term direction. Down!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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