There will always be certain risks that a business can expect: a management turnover; a market correction; or taking on too much debt. In the electronics supply chain, the industry has become better at spotting risks, such as those that come with manufacturing and sourcing products offshore. But the more subtle risks, said Tom Galligani,…
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…
Product change notices (PCNs) are a necessary but complicated reality of the supply chain. Component manufacturers change things all the time, but because components are sold directly to customers, through distributors or on the open market, it is nearly impossible to disseminate notices in a consistent manner. Entire websites have been dedicated to keeping…
Electronic component distributors face the same challenges year after year – rising costs, eroding margins, currency fluctuations, and an uncertain economy, which resulted in two consecutive years of flat growth in 2012 and 2013. However, in 2014 market conditions slowly started to recover. There was a gradual improvement in the global economy and some increased…
The electronics supply chain has known for some time that only so much growth is available through the sale of hardware such as components and computer systems. Prices of mature products continue to go down, and new products don’t hold their value for as long as they used to. The next logical step is to…
TTI, Inc. the leading authorized, specialty distributor of IP&E components, congratulates TTI Vice President Total Quality, Kevin Sink, on having received an ECIA Distinguished Service Award. ECIA annual honors members of the organization who have devoted their time and resources to advance the association and the industry. Sink was selected to join this elite group…
The ECIA’s Annual Executive Conference did a terrific job of staying true to its theme: Living Connected. The assembly of high-tech business executives walked away with a lot of food for thought and some actionable items regarding the Internet of Things (IoT) and the connected world in general. I’m sure most of the attendees already…
I’m still processing much of the material that was covered at the ECIA Executive Conference, Living Connected, earlier this week. But since today is Halloween, I thought I’d cover a few of the things I found a little scary during the conference. Some people now consider it necessary to record their surroundings, their locations and…
Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, won top honors in the “Best Sales Tools – Sales Incentive Campaign” category and earned the distinction of “Best in Show” for its ST Car promotion during the advertising awards ceremony at the Electronic Components Industry Association’s Executive Conference held earlier this week in Chicago. The…
The variety of product labeling standards set forth, or under consideration, by organizations such as the Electronics Components Industry Association (ECIA), Electronics Components Association (ECA), Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JDEC), Government Electronics and Information Technology Association (GEIA), now part of TechAmerica, Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), and Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) present additional labeling challenges.…