Supply chain leaders across the globe are talking about the promise of blockchain, but there’s been little demonstration about suitable use cases. And OEMs are getting tired of it, at least according to market research firm Gartner. In fact, at a recent Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conferences 2019, the firm predicted that by 2023, 90%…
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AspenCore Media has taken a deep dive into the question of Where Security Meets Privacy in the 21st Century. This Special Project delves in to security technology and how it’s applied in product design and in the supply chain; the issue of data privacy in the digital age; and the increasing vulnerability of networked devices.…
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Extreme weather is nothing new. Typhoons, earthquakes, floods, fires, and volcanic eruptions have always threatened lives and livelihoods across the globe. Increasingly intense weather (and an increasingly intense conversation around climate change), however, have made natural disasters top of mind for supply chain professionals. While U.S.-based organizations have come to expect annual disruptions to their…
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Sager Electronics, a leading North American distributor of interconnect, power and electromechanical components and provider of value-add solutions, has announced it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Technical Power Systems (TPS), a specialist in the production of custom battery assemblies headquartered in Lisle, Illinois. Although not historically acquisitive, Sager – with its announcement…
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MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. – Sager Electronics, a leading North American distributor of Interconnect, Power and Electromechanical components and provider of value-add solutions, today announced it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Technical Power Systems (TPS), a specialist in the production of custom battery assemblies headquartered in Lisle, Illinois. Sager Electronics President Frank Flynn, stated,…
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As trade conflicts between the United States and countries like China and Mexico escalate, U.S. companies are facing a growing number of supply chain challenges. From drastically heightened prices on imported goods to lengthy delays on inbound shipments, the repercussions of recent trade disputes have profoundly impacted the supply lines, profit margins, and overall growth…
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Eighty-seven percent of businesses plan to expand warehouse footprint over next five years.
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CHICAGO – June 18, 2019 – Today the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), the global leader in supply chain learning, transformation, innovation and leadership, released the first-of-its-kind standards that will help companies assess the ethical, ecological and economic aspects of their supply chain. Companies who meet the standards are eligible to apply for the…
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Chicago – Premier Farnell, the Development Distributor, has appointed Umasankar Pingali to the role of Business President of Newark, its distribution business in the Americas. Uma will continue to report to Chris Breslin, President of Premier Farnell. Uma joined Premier Farnell in 2011 and became Regional Business President of Premier Farnell’s APAC business, element14, in…
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ATLANTA/PRNewswire/ — LocatorX, a technology company developing accurate, inexpensive and flexible tracking technology, today announced that NoiseFigure Research, an ultra-high-speed digital circuit design firm, has been selected to develop the MEMS magnetic actuator for LocatorX's solid state miniature atomic clock. Once complete, the actuator can be added to integrated circuits as control logic for accurate, inexpensive,…
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