Apple & Foxconn: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Barbara Jorgensen 1/31/2012 (15) comments If you think Apple's going to drop Foxconn if Foxconn doesn't change its labor practices, think again. OEM-EMS relationships are very, very complicated.
The (Inventory) End Is Near Barbara Jorgensen 1/26/2012 (10) comments Avnet, one of the world's two largest distributors, is seeing inventory in the supply chain align itself with demand.
ARM Expands Presence in Distribution Barbara Jorgensen 1/24/2012 (3) comments Premier Farnell struck an agreement to offer ARM products, expanding its offerings to the engineering design community via distribution.
Is the SOPA Opera Over? Barbara Jorgensen 1/19/2012 (24) comments SOPA is really about digital rights management, which is crucial to the supply chain. Hardware companies have skin this game.
Apple Gets Ahead of the Curve – Again Barbara Jorgensen 1/18/2012 (8) comments OEMs have long considered their supplier relationships to be confidential. But global compliance mandates require OEMs share more information than ever before
What's the Etiquette for Airport Charging? Barbara Jorgensen 1/13/2012 (31) comments Heaven forbid I have to charge my cellphone, laptop, and tablet/e-reader at an airport. It's time to check train schedules or buy a smartphone.
Should Barnes & Noble Spin Off the Nook? Barbara Jorgensen 1/9/2012 (14) comments It's a familiar headline: A big company is thinking about spinning off a business unit. This time it's Barnes & Noble and its Nook e-reader/tablet business.
DRAM Counters Overall Inventory Trends Barbara Jorgensen 1/5/2012 (3) comments Overall, semiconductor inventory is beginning to correct itself nicely. DRAM, however, is entering a bad period that will only get worse.
The Real Phantom Menace Barbara Jorgensen 1/4/2012 (17) comments The electronics industry is always looking forward, which is why it remains so vital. But every once in awhile, it pays to look back. Remember the days when companies actually held inventory?
What WON Can Tell You About Your Brand Barbara Jorgensen 1/3/2012 (5) comments WON is a measurement of brand attitude – whether people are saying positive or negative things, or whether they're talking about you at all
Apple & Foxconn: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Barbara Jorgensen 1/31/2012 (15) comments If you think Apple's going to drop Foxconn if Foxconn doesn't change its labor practices, think again. OEM-EMS relationships are very, very complicated.
The (Inventory) End Is Near Barbara Jorgensen 1/26/2012 (10) comments Avnet, one of the world's two largest distributors, is seeing inventory in the supply chain align itself with demand.
ARM Expands Presence in Distribution Barbara Jorgensen 1/24/2012 (3) comments Premier Farnell struck an agreement to offer ARM products, expanding its offerings to the engineering design community via distribution.
Is the SOPA Opera Over? Barbara Jorgensen 1/19/2012 (24) comments SOPA is really about digital rights management, which is crucial to the supply chain. Hardware companies have skin this game.
Apple Gets Ahead of the Curve – Again Barbara Jorgensen 1/18/2012 (8) comments OEMs have long considered their supplier relationships to be confidential. But global compliance mandates require OEMs share more information than ever before
What's the Etiquette for Airport Charging? Barbara Jorgensen 1/13/2012 (31) comments Heaven forbid I have to charge my cellphone, laptop, and tablet/e-reader at an airport. It's time to check train schedules or buy a smartphone.
Should Barnes & Noble Spin Off the Nook? Barbara Jorgensen 1/9/2012 (14) comments It's a familiar headline: A big company is thinking about spinning off a business unit. This time it's Barnes & Noble and its Nook e-reader/tablet business.
DRAM Counters Overall Inventory Trends Barbara Jorgensen 1/5/2012 (3) comments Overall, semiconductor inventory is beginning to correct itself nicely. DRAM, however, is entering a bad period that will only get worse.
The Real Phantom Menace Barbara Jorgensen 1/4/2012 (17) comments The electronics industry is always looking forward, which is why it remains so vital. But every once in awhile, it pays to look back. Remember the days when companies actually held inventory?
What WON Can Tell You About Your Brand Barbara Jorgensen 1/3/2012 (5) comments WON is a measurement of brand attitude – whether people are saying positive or negative things, or whether they're talking about you at all
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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