Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW), a Fortune 500 leading technology solutions and engineering provider, and Freelancer.com (ASX:FLN), the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace by number of users, today announced the launch of ArrowPlus powered by Freelancer.com. The new platform allows Fortune 500 companies and innovative technology creators to design and build hardware products through access…
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As electronics OEMs focus on creating and supporting products and delivering a strong customer experience, the supply chain naturally extends to supporting products through support and end of life. As they focus on this type of service, OEMs must do what they can to reduce service and warranty abuse. Alliance for Gray Market and Counterfeit…
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PC and server DRAM prices have plummeted by nearly 30 percent so far in the first quarter of 2019, according to DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce. This is a deeper plunge than the projected drop of 25 percent expected last month and is the sharpest tumble since 2011. At the same time, most contracts have transitioned…
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Supply chain executives have always had to factor in the impacts of geography and logistics, weather conditions, governments and regulation on their bottom-line marginal returns. In today’s landscape of economic uncertainty, cross-functional teams of supply chain, procurement, and finance will need to weigh these dynamics when evaluating current and future sourcing scenarios. In these choppy…
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Although robotics play an increasing important role in manual assembly, they have not yet arrived on to surface mount technology (SMT) line in any meaningful way. Perhaps the SMT line is as automated as it can be or perhaps collaborative robots (cobots) are more suited to roles in materials management. In recent years, more robotic…
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Demand for semiconductors and passive components showed signs of weakening in February—a trend that is expected to last through the first half of the year. “Based on our findings, we believe the industry has yet to see a bottom as demand and bookings continue to weaken, as well as inventories continuing to rise,” said Technology…
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Supply chain optimization comes in many flavors, and there are numerous enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems on the market that support the core functions of asset management and order processing. When looking for a platform, usability and costs are often the first considerations. When all platforms offer the same basic functionality, and all are priced…
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Component shortages have plagued original electronic manufacturers (OEMs) and contract manufacturers (CMs) for many months. Worse, those shortages are driving supply chain pros to look for new sources, which may open a back door to counterfeit parts trickling into the supply chain. Counterfeit components are anything but uncommon and probably, by all accounts, underreported. The…
DetailsThe declining market for semiconductors used in mobile handsets and enterprise servers led to a realignment in the company market-share ranking for semiconductor manufacturers. While Samsung led semiconductor sales for the past five quarters, Intel outpaced Samsung in the fourth quarter. Intel’s semiconductor sales revenue reached $18.4 billion in the fourth quarter, compared to $15.8…
DetailsRFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for API Technologies’ 351 single channel rotary joint. API rotary joints are used to transmit RF energy from a stationary RF source to a rotating RF line and find applications in military and commercial markets such as mobile satellite communication systems, radar systems including civil air traffic control,…
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