Back in the late 1980s, there was considerable debate among procurement leaders as to how to measure procurement's functional performance. Procurement traditionally was seen as a service function — one that processes transactions, manages bidding, and negotiates prices and commercial terms with suppliers — but not really one that makes significant contributions to business performance…
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PHOENIX — Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced that Pascal Fernandez, vice president of Avnet Velocity, EMEA, will present a case study on collaborative supply chains at the Supply Chain Council Europe 2014 conference. The event is scheduled to take place on September 29, 2014, at the Dorint Pallas Wiesbaden…
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Effectively reaching rapidly-developing emerging markets is often a challenge for businesses that require bricks as well as clicks. For example, unlike the travel industry – where an inventory of airline seats or hotel rooms is literally virtual – the electronics industry requires its inventory to stored and physically moved around the globe. Technology, of course, has…
DetailsToshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has announced an online design tool that helps engineers to analyse the performance of components for the power stages of embedded designs and improve overall system effectiveness and efficiency. The Toshiba Semiconductor Web Simulator enables users to simulate MOSFET performance under various voltage and temperature conditions, and to analyse their switching…
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Entrepreneurial designers are creating new ideas for wearable and connected devices daily. Consumers are racing to support their Kickstarter campaigns. Unfortunately, many brilliant ideas are killed when it comes time to move from prototype to full-scale manufacturing. There's no question that these markets holds great promise. For example, ABI Research predicted that 455 million wearable…
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Sub-$150 smartphone sales to drive growth in emerging markets.
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Launch of the iWatch expected to galvanize the fledgling new sector.
DetailsChicago, Ill. – Newark element14 has launched the Arduino UNO Click Shield, along with a host of click boards and accessories, for the Atmel SAMA5D3 Xplained, a low-cost, rapid prototyping and evaluation platform featuring the ARM Cortex A5-based SAMA5D36 microprocessor. These accessories feature low-power operation and a small footprint, ideal for quick and easy implementation with development kits. The Arduino UNO…
DetailsCarson City, Nev. – Ametherm today announced that it has expanded its network of value-added representatives in the United States with the conclusion of three new agreements. Effective immediately, L&W Power Corp, Southeast Power Components Inc., and C&N Associates are offering Ametherm’s entire lineup of inrush current limiters and NTC thermistors in the Midwest U.S.,…
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Voting opened today for Proto Labs' Cool Idea! Award at the Designers of Things (DoT) conference in San Francisco. Designers of Things, a new conference from UBM Tech (parent company of EETimes), taps into the zeitgeist of wearables designers and the maker crowd. Proto Labs, a distributor and source for custom prototype and low-volume parts,…
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