A humanist at heart, I value personal relationships, even those whose interactions are fast and fleeting. However, after a string of recent mishaps with mail and parcel delivery services, I can see how autonomous home delivery may be just the ticket. Image courtesy: DHL Oh, and a special shout out to the mailperson last week…
DetailsThe Fourth Industrial Revolution is driven by fully automated systems, data exchange, wireless connectivity, and the implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Once a topic for science fiction writers and film producers, the elements at the heart of the current industrial revolution have started to be seen, lived, and felt in today's global supply chains. Fully…
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The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) has announced that TTI, Inc. – a world leading specialist in electronic component distribution – has joined ERA as a global distributor member. TTI is the latest addition to ERA's fast-growing membership, which now includes authorized distributors of electronic components. “TTI and the rep community have been joined at the…
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The 13th Annual Dick Paden Memorial Golf Tournament was held in Raleigh,N.C., Monday, Oct. 10, just two days after Hurricane Matthew blew in from the coast. The tournament benefited the CERA Scholarship fund. A portion of the proceeds were also donated to the American Diabetes Association, in memory of Dick Paden. For many years prior…
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I always marvel at the amount of work, conversations and ingenuity that go into making a truly exemplary electrical device. Dozens of conference calls, hundreds of man-hours and thousands of employees come together to move a device through the product development cycle from concept to store shelves. However, all of these moving parts can create…
DetailsMADISON, Wis. — Earlier this week, when the federal government’s automotive safety regulator laid out cybersecurity guidelines for carmakers, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said that cybersecurity is “a safety issue and a top priority at the department.” {Image2} Clearly, the government’s agency hopes to get ahead of potential attacks on vehicles, well before cybersecurity…
DetailsAt its Executive Conference in Chicago this week, the ECIA announced the winner of the inaugural ECIA North Star Award, the association’s highest leadership honor. For millennia, the North Star provided the navigational basis to those who sought to explore the world and to make it better. The award, so named to reflect the concept of extraordinary leadership,…
DetailsCost cutting and cost containment are always going to be a key part of the procurement discussion. However, in recent years, procurement function has emerged as a strategic tool as well. Now, technology trends are creating a new tipping point for procurement, in addition to offering new ways for the function to prove its worth.…
DetailsGoogle announced its Pixel phone bragging that it could last up to seven hours after a 15-minute charge. How cool is that? You don't need to go through a miserable day if (or maybe more truthfully when) you forget to charge your phone the night before. I know from experience. When I had an iPhone…
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Acquisitions used to be closely guarded events held behind closed doors with severe penalties for any leakages to even news organizations. Not anymore. The semiconductor industry has known for several weeks now that Qualcomm Inc. wants to buy Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductor N.V. A deal could be announced this week, turning Qualcomm overnight into the…
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