As Smartphone Panel Prices Fall, Panel Makers Focus on Cost Reduction, IHS Says
As smartphone panel selling prices continue to fall, display manufacturers are focused on finding ways to reduce production costs, in order to eke out profits.
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Manufacturers Can Use Data to Increase Efficiency
In spite of all the headway that manufacturers have made regarding efficiency, the industry still has some untapped resources. A majority of manufacturers in the aerospace, automotive, electronics and machinery industries are aware of the potential technology has in increasing asset efficiency, a global study found, but only 15 percent have implemented dedicated strategies toward that end.…
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Gartner Announces Rankings of Its 2015 Supply Chain Top 25
Amazon Takes the Top Spot in Top 25 Rankings; Apple and P&G Move into New Masters Category. Winners Revealed at Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, AZ
DetailsComponent Distributors Unfazed by Amazon.com
The electronics companies most likely to be affected by Amazon.com/business — catalog distributors — are not particularly worried about the e-commerce giant’s foray into the b2b components market. Catalog distributors – and electronics distributors in general –have a number of attributes that provide them a competitive advantage in the high-tech industry. “There are distinct complexities…
DetailsCypress Semiconductor Makes Bid for ISSI
San Jose, Calif. — Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) today announced that it had sent the following letter to the Board of Directors of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. May 13, 2015 Jimmy S.M. Lee Executive Chairman Scott D. Howarth President and Chief Executive Officer Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. 1623 Buckeye Drive Milpitas, California 95035 Messrs. Lee and…
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Med-Tech Offers Healthy Opportunities for OEMs
Technology has changed the way we live. Medical health advances have also changed the way we live. Soon, medical health technology could have an even bigger life-changing impact. Adoption rates of med-tech in the home environment are poised to surge in the next few years, according to the recent Tractica report, titled Home Health Technologies. The…
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Getting Beyond the Buzz: Analytics and S&OP
Used properly, analytics, predictive analytics, data science, and machine learning can get beyond being just buzzwords, and be leveraged as critical tools in sales and operations planning (S&OP) in the supply chain. S&OP is a continuous business process that enables firms of all types, from electronics OEMs hospitals, and from auto makers to chemical firms,…
DetailsPasternack Names QA Manager
Pasternack Enterprises, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, announces the appointment of Mr. Bruce Yolken as the company’s Quality Assurance Manager. Mr. Yolken joins Pasternack with more than 30 years of Quality Assurance experience in the aerospace and defense sector. Prior to joining Pasternack, Mr. Yolken held multiple…
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A Healthy Dose of Data
As a clinician, when called upon to make a timely and accurate diagnosis and to sort through the decision-making process around treatment, my most potent weapon is readily-available data. Evidence-based medicine requires vast amounts of data, both about individual patients and about the most effective treatments, based on experience with large populations. In the case…
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ECIA Flags New Accounting Standard
Some of the practices common in the electronics distribution market – such as ship from stock and debit – complicate matters such as how much inventory a distributor has and how much they paid for it. A new global accounting standard for how businesses recognize revenue may also have significant impact for the electronic…
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