TTI Family of Companies Remembers Founder and CEO Paul Andrews
TTI, Inc., a leading distributor of electronic components, announces the passing of Paul Andrews, TTI founder and CEO.
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The Pandemic Playbook: What Covid-19 Taught Us, Part 1
While 2020 is behind us, the continuing global pandemic has taught a host of supply chain lessons, highlighting both the strengths and weaknesses of electronics suppliers, distributors, and manufacturers. In the turn of a calendar year, this traditional industry has gone from embracing the way it’s always been done to looking at new ways of…
DetailsDrabik Named to TTI Americas Leadership Team
TTI, Inc. a specialty distributor of electronic components, today announced the assignment of industry veteran, John Drabik, to the TTI Americas Leadership Team. Drabik, who joined the company in July of 2020, will report to TTI Americas President, Don Akery, leading the sales and product management organizations as Senior Vice President of Americas Sales and…
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Why is Visibility so Difficult?
As semiconductors become scarce in 2021, companies in the electronics supply chain are seeking better visibility into long-term chip demand. Two research reports shed some light on why visibility, in general, is so hard to achieve. More than half the companies recently surveyed by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) rely on their own data for…
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Executive Order Clears Path to $37 Billion Chip Investment
President Biden on Wednesday signed, as expected, an executive order that paves the way for allocation of $37 billion federal government investment to address the chip supply shortfall. Industry reaction has been positive with both the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) immediately issuing statements showing relief that the…
DetailsMouser Launches 436 Products in 1 Month
As an authorized distributor, Mouser Electronics, Inc. is focused on the rapid introduction of new products and technologies, giving customers an edge and helping speed time to market. Over 1,100 semiconductor and electronic component manufacturer brands count on Mouser to help them introduce their products into the global marketplace. Mouser’s customers can expect 100% certified,…
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Electronics Industry Welcomes Supply Chain Review
Unsurprisingly, the electronics industry is reacting favorably to President Biden’s executive order to review critical U.S. supply chains. The Covid-19 pandemic exposed the United States’ dependence on foreign supplies including semiconductors and materials used in PPE, medical tests and pharmaceuticals. Reliance on foreign sources is not a new issue in electronics but tariffs, the China-U.S.…
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Port Congestion Worsens; Freight Rates Rise
Still-surging U.S. demand for Chinese imports saw Asia-U.S. West Coast ocean rates climb more than 5 percent again this week (Feb.22), at a time when demand for ocean freight (and spot rates) normally level off and begin to decrease in the weeks after Chinese New Year (see chart below), according to freight marketplace Freightos. China-U.S.…
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Delivering a B2C Customer Experience in a B2B World
Customer experience matters more than ever because today’s consumers expect greater responsiveness in their daily lives. A much-quoted study by experience management services firm Walker Information predicted that by the end of 2020, customer experience will have overtaken price and product as the key brand differentiator. This reality also is reflected in expectations in the…
DetailsECIA Completes Phase One of Design Registration Initiative
Design registration has been an important process for the electronic component industry for over three decades, serving manufacturers, manufacturer representatives and distributors. ECIA’s Global Industry Practices Committee recently completed Phase 1 of activities to analyze the current state of the process with a goal of improving and modernizing the practice. “This work group study had…
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