Semiconductor Industry Needs to Recruit Talent Early
Semiconductors are a critical component for the electronics industry in the United States, yet they are largely made overseas
Hailey Lynne McKeefry has spent more than 28 years writing about technology and business. She began her career as an editor at such periodicals as Macintosh News, EBN, and Windows Magazine. After more than 16 years as a freelance journalist, she has written about a broad variety of technology topics, with a focus on supply chain, components, security, storage, healthcare, and SMBs. Living in the heart of the Silicon Valley, Hailey has written for many top business-to-business publications and Websites including EDN, EETimes, Information Week, CRN, eWeek, Channel Insider, Channel Pro, Redmond Channel Partner, Home Office Computing, and TechTarget. She graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz with a BA in literature. Follow her on Twitter @HaileyMcK.
New Manufacturing Rules Focus on Human Rights in the Supply Chain
Under the new rules, companies will need to identify and even prevent, end or mitigate the negative impact their activities have on human rights and the environment
Getting Down to Business: Parity Creates Productivity
Businesses are accelerating their activity in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at a time when gender diversity was hard hit from the Covid-19 pandemic. The global supply chain is feeling the effect. “For the female workforce in global supply chains, the pandemic has caused multi-faceted issues that undermine women’s economic participation and wellbeing and expose…
How Procurement Empowers ESG Accountability
The conversation has expanded to include the environment, social, and governance (ESG) footprint of partners
3D Printing Takes on High-Performance Verticals
Historically, 3D printing has made its mark in the earliest design phases of a product and in supporting maintenance and repair
Automakers Shift to High-Tech Supply Chain Models
A year into the semiconductor shortage, automakers are adjusting their sourcing relationships
11 Crowdsourced Hardware Wins this Winter
As the year winds to a close, winter holidays have many looking for that perfect gift for that special somebody. For the electronics industry, that often means the newest gadget that moves that solves that pesky problem or takes technology to the next level. While it’s probably too late to nab it for this year,…
EBN@C-Level: Manufacturing as a Service Creates Buyers Boon
Manufacturing at the service offers supply chain elasticity, particularly helpful for smaller organizations. We sat down with an industry veteran, Microfab . CEO Misha Govshteyn, to find out more.
Diamonds May Be the Electronic Supply Chain’s Best Security
DUST Identity has an anti-counterfeiting technology that allows components marked with diamond dust to be tracked throughout the supply chain.
U.S. Manufacturing Grows but Slower
U.S. manufacturing has been on a growth track, but that trend is slowing, according to supply chain executives polled in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. The overall economy has grown for 122nd consecutive month, with economic activity in manufacturing expanding in June. However, growth has been modest, perhaps related to a variety of…