For weeks and months, it’s been a buyer’s nightmare: all sorts of electronic parts are on allocation and prices are on the rise. Everything from capacitors to hard disk drives is in short supply. There’s no end in sight. The recently released Fusion Worldwide’s Greensheet traces some of the trends and there is little good…
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Rates have been skyrocketing in the transportation industry since last summer, resulting from a surging economy and compounded by a shortage of drivers and capacity. Since trucks move 70% of the nation’s freight volume by weight, a tremendous amount of businesses have had their bottom line impacted, just about any business that ships freight on…
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Especially in the tech sector, if you want to know where you are going, it’s good to know where you came from. In this week’s summer school lesson plan is a quick history of the evolution of organic light emitting diode (OLED) display driver integrated circuits (DDIC) technology. OLED displays are becoming commonplace, particularly in…
DetailsAvnet, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVT) today announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. Fourth Quarter Key Financial Highlights Sales of $5.06 billion increased 9.8% year over year Sales grew 6.7% year over year in constant currency GAAP operating income margin of 2.5% Non-GAAP adjusted operating income margin improved year over…
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The Amazon effect is real and OEMs are scrambling to meet the newest expectation of suppliers and customers alike. To that end, this week GrandCanals announced version 4.0 of its Fulfillment Intelligence Cloud (FIC). “E-commerce is driving the majority of growth in retail and opportunities for wholesalers and manufacturers to expand their direct sales to…
DetailsFuture Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, is pleased to announce new enhancements to their highly successful Nebula IoT Development Kit. The Nebula™ board has been designed to enable novices and expert developers alike to explore the vast opportunities in IoT applications, including asset tracking, energy management, fitness, lighting controls, HVAC, portable controls,…
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There’s an old saying that goes “teamwork makes the dream work.” For people who work in supply chain management, the dream is to have efficient and reliable reporting. With blockchain technology, hundreds if not thousands of computers can make that dream a reality by working together. To understand how this is possible, you first need…
DetailsFuture Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, recently won Epson’s 2017 Most Design Registrations Award at EDS in Las Vegas. “Future Electronics delivered outstanding results for us last year,” said Lisa Liotta-Valine of Epson. “Future led the way with the most number of design registrations, driving our best-in-class products to our customers in…
DetailsPEI-Genesis a global leader in the design and assembly of custom engineered connectors and cable solutions, has been named an authorized distributor for the Positronic full line of products in the Americas. “Adding Positronic strengthens our line-up of the industry’s top connector brands and enhances our extensive and unmatched high mix, low volume value-added capabilities,”…
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Supply chain businesses are increasing turning to social media to communicate their brand personality, educate their audience, and monitor their industry sector. In the world of Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube, supply chain and logistics companies should not forget about one of the most underrated tools in the social media toolbox: a company blog hosted…
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