The coronavirus outbreak continues to be profoundly disruptive to the global supply chain, especially as the US and many European countries are now battling to stop its spread. For the latest developments and expert advice on how to manage freight during the crisis, visit the Freightos.com marketplace updates page, or reserve your spot for our…
DetailsAs companies enact aggressive work-from-home measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 among their employees, Inseego Corp. (Nasdaq: INSG), the company that invented MiFi® mobile hotspot devices, provides the following information to help remote workers stay secure. “Hundreds of thousands of employees are now working from home, and for many of them, these are uncharted…
DetailsIn the past several weeks, EPSNews and our sister publications at Aspencore Media have been inundated with information, resources and commentary on the coronavirus, or Covid-19. We can’t do justice to every item, so we’ve set aside a section where we can post updates, reports, commentaries and press releases. Some of the content is outside…
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Editor’s note: Our colleagues in China, Taiwan and other regions in Southeast Asia continue to report, from the ground, on the coronavirus’s impact on the electronics industry. ESMChina shared the following update. At least 30 countries around the world have declared a state of emergency, according to EPSNews sister publication ESMChina, as Covid-19 continues to…
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In addition to the human cost of life, IDC said the Covid-19 outbreak will impact year-over-year revenue growth in the global chip market. The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) is affecting China and is spreading within East Asia and into Europe and North America. In addition to the human cost of life, the impact of the…
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Trade show postponements have become standard operating procedure during the Covid-19 outbreak, and rightly so. Last week’s cancellation of the Electronic Distribution Show (EDS) also qualifies as historic. The show has been around in one form or another since the 1930s and has suspended assembly only during World War II. EDS was scheduled for May…
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Companies managing their supply chain operations face the challenges of growing complexities of the global economy, the continuous rise in e-commerce and increasing customer expectations. To help confront these challenges and keep pace with customers’ needs, companies increasingly understand the importance of digitally transforming their supply chain to increase flexibility, visibility and reduce costs. According…
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The reality of Covid-19 has settled into the electronics supply chain as shipment delays, labor shortages and flight cancellations have upended global logistics. Although the tech industry has improved supply chain resilience, new technologies are gaining traction as the coronavirus spreads. The previous weeks have focused on Chinese supply as manufacturing slowly recovered across the…
DetailsIn the wake of rapidly changing and unprecedented circumstances surrounding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the EDS Board of Directors, along with sponsor associations — ECIA, ERA and GEDA — have made the decision to cancel the EDS Summit this year. While we understand that this is a signature event for our members in the…
DetailsWith the new coronavirus impacting global supply chains, supply chain leaders should focus on three impact areas for their initial crisis management, according to Gartner, Inc. ”As COVID-19 spreads globally, we are seeing increased supply chain disruption, but also changes in consumer spending habits,” said Sarah Watt, senior director analyst with the Gartner Supply Chain…
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