The back to school season is the second biggest shopping season of the year, touching millions of households and accounting for multiple billion dollars in sales. According to Deloitte’s 2017 back to school survey, 60% of shoppers hitting the stores before August are likely to spend on average $532 (16% higher than the remaining 40%…
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Today, cybersecurity awareness is more critical then ever before for industrial applications. In industrial sectors such as manufacturing, power, transportation, chemicals, and energy/utilities, industrial control systems are used to control physical processes. Industrial control systems include supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), distributed control systems (DCSs), programmable logic controllers (PLCs), remote terminal units (RTUs), intelligent…
DetailsEvery local electronics store or favorite online e-commerce gadget stop are there simply to sell products. Or are they? Increasingly, customers want more. They want to buy from retailers who solve their problems and do it quickly. This was a key takeaway from JDA Software Group’s second annual Voice of Store Manager Survey. “It’s clear that…
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In the warehouse, excellent data collection processes are critical to accurate inventory counts in real time. By knowing what’s in the warehouse, organizations can fulfill orders quickly, avoid shortages, reduce mispicks, and deliver the highest levels of customer service. In the beginning, pen and paper was the only method for data collection. Distribution center (DC)…
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As Baby Boomers make way for Millennials in the high-tech workforce, a new generation gap is yawning. The population reared in the digital age is engaging with colleagues whose golden rule is face-to-face communication. The current electronics market will test the skills of both generations. The electronics supply chain hasn’t faced a severe components shortage…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, today announced it has entered into a global distribution agreement with Molex Sensorcon, a leading sensor solutions company that offers advanced environmental sensing products that are well crafted, simple to use, and effective in demanding work environments. As part of the agreement, Mouser is stocking…
DetailsA selection of Displaytech’s LCD display modules and integrated TFT driver boards is currently available for immediate shipment worldwide through Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, as the result of a new distribution agreement between the two companies. In addition to their high-quality products, Displaytech offers reference designs, sample code, 3rd party graphic support as well…
DetailsPositronic, a global manufacturer of high reliability electronic connector products based in Springfield, Missouri, has appointed Air Electro, based in Chatsworth, California as an authorized distributor for the full line of Positronic products in the North American market. “Air Electro brings over 60 years of experience in many of our core markets”, states Positronic VP…
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Supply and demand for NAND flash products will be in balance in 2018 as manufacturers migrate to 64- and 72-layer stacking technologies, according to industry players. Tight supply in the NAND flash market since the third quarter of 2016 is attributed to higher memory content in smartphones, a strong server market, and slow technology migrations.…
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The supply chain has embraced the digital age. Increasingly, cloud-based applications are helping organizations connect people, process, and technology in ways that make the supply chain a strategic differentiator. By minimizing costs, driving business performance, and focusing on enabling the organization to get products into customer’s hands, the supply chain can drive operational agility. …
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