It has been estimated as many as 50% of products and services have demand patterns with “lots of zeroes,” which creates special challenges for demand estimation. The failure to handle those “lots of zeroes” correctly can cripple the effectiveness of an operational process from semiconductors to cell phones. However, this is not an insurmountable problem.…
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The fortunes of the electronics supply chain can change on a dime. Following two years of severe component shortages, demand is weakening, and inventories are too high, a March study found. One global distributor describes the environment as “normalizing” but cautions there’s still a lot of instability in the 2019 forecast. “Based on our survey…
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The newest generation of business-to-business (B2B) buyers is increasingly dominating the two-way conversation between marketers and buyers. They prefer to gather purchasing information on their own — overwhelmingly via online searches, vendor websites, and peers and colleagues — rather than talking to sales representatives. They are unsubscribing from marketing emails at alarming rates, citing over-communication…
DetailsSiliconExpert, a world leader in electronic component databases and parts information, has partnered with Zuken®, a leading EDA software provider, to deliver critical component information to engineers within their design environment. The new integration enables engineers to make better component selection decisions, resulting in higher quality products and lower costs in less time. SiliconExpert and…
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Gartner’s Technology Hype Cycle puts many application of artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in around the ‘peak of inflated expectations’ or headed into the ‘trough of disillusionment.’ Meanwhile, very few have made it onto the ‘slope of enlightenment’ let alone the ‘plateau of productivity.’ We’ve been working with AI for a while now…
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Cambridge, MA – SiliconExpert, a world leader in electronic component databases and parts information, has partnered with Zuken, a leading EDA software provider, to deliver critical component information to engineers within their design environment. The new integration enables engineers to make better component selection decisions, resulting in higher quality products and lower costs in less…
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Although blockchain has been thought of by many as “something related to cryptocurrency and Bitcoin,” the technology has some of its most compelling promise in enabling good supply chain practices. It has the potential to bring radical transparency, efficiency, security, and cost reduction to supply chain and logistics activities, from managing contracts, tracking goods and…
DetailsTTI, Inc., a leading specialty distributor of electronic components, has co-authored a paper titled “Passive Component Technologies Applicable to Emerging Satellite Systems,” which will be presented at the Components for Military and Space Electronics (CMSE) Show, April 16–18, 2019, at the Four Points Sheraton in Los Angeles, California. TTI will be an exhibitor at the conference…
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Electrocomponents plc is continuing its transformation under CEO Lindsley Ruth, who joined the company from Future Electronics Inc. in 2015. The parent of RS Components and Allied Electronics & Automation has launched OKdo, a new global technology business to focus on single board computing (SBC) and the Internet of Things (IoT). OKdo has one simple…
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Following a beak February, U.S. factory activity bounced back in March. The nation’s leading manufacturing index, the Institute for Supply Management’s PMI, reached 55.3% in March, a gain of 1.1% from the prior month. Any number above 50 indicates growth, and the PMI’s sub-indexes – employment, new orders and production—fueled the March expansion. New orders…
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