The global pandemic and shift to remote work continues to make its impact around the world. According to the Institute for Supply Management®, 75 percent of companies report supply chain disruptions and more than 80 percent believe that their organization will experience impact because of COVID-19 disruptions. However, there are ways procurement teams can mitigate…
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China-US West Coast ocean rates climbed 17 percent this week due to tight capacity and an unexpected bump in demand. Rates are at their highest level for over one year, dating back to January 2019. Celebrating may be premature – demand is still expected to lag through September, with ocean carriers announcing another rash of…
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The Asia-Pacific region — now an epicenter of electronics — is at widely varying points on its journey through the COVID-19 pandemic. China is broadly beginning to restart its operations amid recovering domestic demand, while other geographies, such as Southeast Asia, Japan, and South Korea, are still tackling cases and under a range of control…
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In its latest survey of ECIA members across the electronics component supply chain, ECIA found renewed optimism for industry sales in June compared to May 2020. Based on a detailed monthly survey, ECIA has developed a top-level index showing relative estimates for electronic component sales in the current month compared to the prior month and…
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It’s common knowledge that the markets for industrial-grade technology – military/aerospace, factory automation and infrastructure, to name a few examples — differ dramatically from those for consumer and enterprise devices. That’s been the norm since the dawn of the digital age and it’s safe to assume it will continue to be the case well into…
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Six semiconductor companies expect an increase in their 2Q 2020 sales, IC Insights reports, while 15 companies anticipate flat or declining sales. The research firm compiled a list of chip companies that have provided 2Q20 sales guidance. The list included companies from across all geographic regions and all product categories. Because of uncertainty regarding the…
DetailsRFMW announced a global distribution agreement with EliteRF. Under the agreement, RFMW is franchised for worldwide marketing and sales of EliteRF’s portfolio of RF amplifiers and test equipment. EliteRF offers an extensive range of custom and standard radio frequency (RF) amplifier components, as well as RF/MW test equipment. RFMW is a specialized distributor providing customers…
DetailsDigi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, announced that it has expanded its product portfolio by signing a U.S. distribution partnership with Amphenol Procom, providing Digi-Key customers with an extensive offering of antenna, RF combiner, and RF filter products. This partnership further rounds out Digi-Key’s offering of the entire Amphenol product line. This expansion is…
DetailsChief Analyst Dale Ford has issued the latest report based on bi-weekly surveys of members’ response to Covid-19. This most recent survey was conducted between Monday, May 18th and Tuesday, May 26th. Between the most recent survey and the previous survey that ended May 5th the number of state and local governments that have started…
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For the last 10 years, e-commerce has been increasing worldwide by approximately 20 percent each year. While it’s too early to forecast e-commerce growth for 2020, with Covid-19 restrictions prohibiting brick-and-mortar retail, online shopping is experiencing significant growth and could be poised to exceed the 20 percent figure. In fact, retail platforms globally experienced a…
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