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			<title>22-Fold Rise Predicted for M2M Devices by 2016</title>
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			<dc:creator>Douglas Alexander</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Machine-to-machine technology is growing so rapidly that one report says there could be 10 billion connected devices by 2016. That's a big market opportunity.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 18:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Leveraging Intelligence in Manufacturing Leadership</title>
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			<dc:creator>James Montgomery</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[To preserve a leadership position and profit margins, organizations must respond intelligently to more frequent, faster, and radical changes.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 18:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Tech Execs Give Innovation Mixed Reviews </title>
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			<dc:creator>Nicole Lewis</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[A survey finds most tech execs think innovation is very important strategically, but not as many see it as a competitive advantage.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:40:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Safeguards Fight Counterfeit Components</title>
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			<dc:creator>Steve Martin</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Let's look at how the electronics industry (with some help by regulators) is fighting back against counterfeits. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Product Recalls &amp; Consumer Safety Worry Supply Chain Pros</title>
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			<dc:creator>Jennifer Baljko</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[A new report shows that most of the worrisome issues that the supply chain industry has been dealing with for years are not new, but there are some new concerns that need answers. Here's a look at what keeps supply chain professionals up at night.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Supply Chain's Unintended Industry Impact</title>
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			<dc:creator>Brian Fuller</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[An evolved global supply chain is causing more frequent cycle swings in the semiconductor industry, one CEO argues.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 08:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Supply Chain Security &amp; Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs</title>
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			<dc:creator>Ken Bradley</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The problem of ensuring adequate security of supply parallels behavior motivation as expressed in Maslow's hierarchy of needs. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 06:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>What's 'at the Heart of It All' for FedEx</title>
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			<dc:creator>Gerry Fay</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[In North America, the electronics supply chain relies heavily on ground shipping. Avnet's Gerry Fay interviews Dave Kevern, vice president, World-Wide Services at Federal Express to get insights.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 14:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>What Business Are You In?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Brian Fuller</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Our business changes relentlessly. It behooves us to rise above our daily tasks to figure out just what business we'll be in next year.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 13:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Making Supply Chain Visibility Visible</title>
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			<dc:creator>Jennifer Baljko</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[It's debatable whether visibility should be a stand-alone system or something more comprehensive than a single software platform. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 14:10:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Combating Counterfeiting </title>
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			<dc:creator>Peter Buxbaum</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[How to counter counterfeiting in the electronics supply chain? Apply component identification techniques that are themselves difficult to counterfeit.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:14:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Betting on Analytics as Supply Chain's Next Big Thing</title>
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			<dc:creator>Jennifer Baljko</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[A necessary foundation for moving efficiently at real-time speed, supply chain analytics is still very much at the beginning stages of development at many companies.

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			<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 17:52:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Qualcomm Rides the Mobile Wave </title>
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			<dc:creator>Tam Harbert</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Qualcomm has launched a big push to spread its cellular technology, and thus increase its royalty income, not to mention chip sales, beyond mobile phones. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 13:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Fight Chinese Counterfeiting? Forget It</title>
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			<dc:creator>Brian Fuller</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[All the lobbying in the world won't stop Chinese counterfeiting, according to one semiconductor CEO.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 13:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Solving the Supply Chain Talent Crisis</title>
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			<dc:creator>Brian Fuller</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Recruitment, training, and retention are challenges confronting the supply chain, but help is on the way. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:25:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel's Supply Chain Sweet Spot</title>
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			<dc:creator>Nicole Lewis</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[As Intel improves its chip technology and deals with a declining PC market, the company is still making a concerted effort to improve its supply chain. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>We Need Performance, Not Speculation</title>
			<link>http://www.ebnonline.com/author.asp?section_id=1128&amp;doc_id=262591&amp;itc=ebnonline_node_3173</link>
			<dc:creator>Ken Bradley</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[We seem to have lost the ability to control our destiny.  You work hard but fall farther behind. You can't count on much to be "as expected" in the future.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:10:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Global Macro Trends Holding Sway on Supply Chain Practices</title>
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			<dc:creator>Jennifer Baljko</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[What is your company doing to identify and manage the impact of a transforming world on your supply chain?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:50:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Africa: The New China </title>
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			<dc:creator>Ariella Brown</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[IBM has been in Africa for more than 60 years, but last year it decided to get serious about the region.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Europe-Asia Rail Link: One Step Closer?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Jennifer Baljko</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[A uniform rail regime would take many years to assemble but could eventually present a cost-effective alternative to cargo planes and ships.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:10:00 EDT</pubDate>
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