We all use cost information to make important business decisions. Yet there’s often a feeling the information we receive is flawed and misleading. Should we expect better? Image courtesy: Pixabay Now, I'm not referring to the financial accounting information used for external reporting; that information is developed based on generally accepted accounting principles and passes…
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First it was the election in the US that was threatening to disrupt the growth and success of manufacturing in Mexico, but they held firm and their steady ‘business as usual’ approach served them well. Then the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was exercising everyone’s collective anxiety. Again, the industry continued…
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SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Scout RFP, the Sourcing and supplier engagement platform, announces its second annual SPARK conference from Feb. 26-27 at the SFJAZZ Center. At SPARK 2019, more than 600 Sourcing and Procurement professionals from around the globe will learn new strategies and tools to make commerce less risky, faster, and more transparent than ever before. Attendees will…
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Atlanta, GA – ECIA is pleased to welcome Kimberly Appleton from ON Semiconductor to the Global Industry Practice Committee (GIPC). Kimberly will work with ECIA's GIPC to discuss and develop processes in the electronic component authorized channel that drive best practices and standardization within our industry. Kimberly is currently the Vice President of Global Sales…
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The advent of processors based the RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) is not just exciting for engineers and designers—open source hardware benefits procurement, experts said. “Open source does two things for you: it rationalizes price and motivates adoption and investment,” explained Keith Witek, senior vice president, Corporate Development, Strategy, and General Counsel at SiFive, a…
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Ideas about what the customer experience involves—and whose responsibility it is to make sure it’s exemplary—haven’t evolved at the same rapid pace as business. Indeed, plenty of companies still equate customer experience only with customer service, believing that it’s sufficient to have savvy marketing and friendly customer service agents to professionally field calls and emails…
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Call2Recycle is proud to reveal the 2018 top 10 battery recycling states based on program participation.
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If my phone locks up today and I can’t pay for my skinny mocha latte at Starbucks without pulling out crumpled bills and coins, it costs only my irritation and a slight delay in the line as the cashier and I struggle through an actual cash transaction. However, the failure of my hip implant (too…
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The road to smart factory nirvana is paved with challenges. One such challenge is the need for data that truly adds value. As manufacturers look to do more with the information they collect, inspection data is rapidly growing in importance, and many consider ‘good’ inspection data to be the currency of the smart factory. The…
DetailsElectronics engineers and designers will enjoy a variety of benefits of the advent of processor options based the RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture (ISA). The supply chain and procurement department, though, has the potential of capturing a variety of sourcing benefits related to the nature of open source offerings as well. “Open source does two things…
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