When sourcing box build services, manufacturers must evaluate the sophistication of the provider’s assembly tools and methods, the strength of its engineering team, and the breadth of its capabilities. Sophistication of tools & methods Sophistication of tools does not always mean shiny new million-dollar equipment. It can be as simple as using specialized hand tools…
At a recent Cognitive Sourcing Summit, hosted by LevaData, EBN sat down with Kevin Purser, head of global supply chain sourcing & procurement at Fitbit to find out about the company’s supply chain strategy. Purser joined the company in 2015, having worked in senior supply chain positions at several global electronics manufacturers including VeriFone and…
Although California’s update to its Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 — Proposition 65–doesn’t appear to impact electronics, experts warn the supply chain must revise its compliance practices or risk the consequences. “Violations often ensnare everyone in that supply chain, and at that point you bring in the lawyers and the toxicologists, and the costs…
The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative held its first ever “Executive Roundtable on Excess and Obsolete Inventory” on the NC State campus on October 25, 2017. The event was attended by 25 executives from a variety of different industries and backgrounds. Inventory Management Partners, LLC sponsored the event, and helped craft the format and content for…
A new IFS study indicates that a lack of integration between the internet of things (IoT) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems negatively impacts the readiness of North American industrial companies in their digital transformation. A key finding revealed that only 16 percent of industrial companies use IoT data in ERP software. Companies across many…
I recently had a conversation with Wade McDaniel, vice president of supply chain solutions for Avnet Velocity. The discussion was centered on the many layers of risk management, and a few things stood out from a presentation McDaniel provided. It was a map of earthquake-prone areas of the world. The image stands out in my…
Successful supply chains measure key performance indicators (KPIs) to determine how well their organizations are performing to drive operational excellence, and have “open and honest” relationships with their suppliers and customers, according to a new report released by ASQ. “Supply chain KPIs must be in line with the goals of your customers and that businesses need…
A 40-year-old Chinese citizen pleaded guilty in a New Haven, Conn., federal court last week to conspiring to sell counterfeit ICs to a buyer in the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Daofu Zhang of Shenzen, China, and two co-conspirators each operated businesses in China that bought and sold electronic components.…
More organizations are investing in business-to-business electronic integration (B2Bi) and are reaping the benefits of lower costs and higher efficiency, according to a new study released by the University of Tennessee’s Global Supply Chain Institute, in collaboration with B2B integration provider DiCentral. The study, Transform Your Supply Chain with Collaboration, also finds that 96 percent…
Ten years ago, Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook and Twitter started its 140 character services. Both platforms changed the world as we knew it on how we communicated, and impacted everything from the news to showing what we were doing and eating. The ball game changed, it started social media. The individual was heard vs. corporate…