The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative held its first ever “Executive Roundtable on Excess and Obsolete Inventory” on the NC State campus on October 25, 2017. The event was attended by 25 executives from a variety of different industries and backgrounds. Inventory Management Partners, LLC sponsored the event, and helped craft the format and content for…
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Significant change is coming to the manufacturing arena. As artificial intelligence, the industrial IoT and the smart factory begin to transform production, Intel Corp. is gauging the impact such technologies will have on manufacturing and the supply chain — and the humans that oversee these complex operations. The benefits of smart factories are many: autonomous…
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High capacitance base metal electrode multilayered ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs), resistors, semiconductors, graphics cards: the list of electronics products in short supply continues to grow. Component makers, distributors, and OEMs alike are concerned as industry pundits point to the possibility of shortages lasting years. The reasons are myriad. New and evolving markets, including automotive, defense,…
DetailsRutronik Inc., a leading global broad-line stocking distributor with a comprehensive portfolio of electronic components, has opened two new offices in key regions – Boston and Silicon Valley – as part of an ongoing sales network expansion in North America. “In order to better support our growing customer base in North America, we’ve opened sales offices…
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In the supply chain world, and particularly in the high-tech industry, there’s a lot of “woe is us” talk in regard to the dearth of available talent. Even with all the dark predictions, though, there are many shining stars that, even early in their supply chain careers, are making a huge difference to the organization. …
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It’s been noted here before that the virtual reality (VR) market is poised for explosive growth over the next few years, and the forecasts are quite eye-opening: market researcher TrendForce has predicted that the total value of the VR market, including both hardware and software, will reach $70 billion by 2020. While many hardware manufacturers…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the industry’s leading new product introduction distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is pleased to announce a significant expansion of its customer service and support center in Guadalajara, Mexico. The new and expanded customer service center will serve local electronic design engineers, buyers and hardware innovators in the region,…
DetailsTT Electronics plc today announces that it has completed the acquisition of Stadium Group plc. Stadium is a leading supplier of design-led technologies with product capabilities including connectivity solutions, power supplies, human machine interface (HMI) and electronic assemblies. Stadium designs and manufactures products for a wide range of applications including the smarter home, industrial robotics,…
DetailsECIA is pleased to welcome the following eight companies to its roster of prominent electronic component distributors, suppliers and manufacturers’ reps. From the component manufacturer sector, Cypress Semiconductor, Marquardt Switches, Samtec, and Leader Tech Inc. have joined the organization recently. From the distributor community, ECIA welcomes Component Distributors, Inc. and Benchmark Connector Corporation. Strategic Automation Services and John F. Kilfoil Company, both manufacturers’ rep organizations, have…
DetailsC&K, one of the world’s most trusted brands of high-quality electromechanical switches, today announces that it has acquired the company Vuillermoz, a micro-mechanical components and tooling company located in St. Claude, France. With over 20 years of experience, Vuillermoz provides precision components and customized tooling to a variety of market segments including medical, industrial, and…
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