Already retail outlets are festooned for Halloween. Already, the thoughts of many are turning to getting ready for the influx of holiday shoppers that starts about now and takes sales into the black through the end of the year. Even in the midst of the rush, though, it's important to think strategically about how to…
Globalization has led to more companies to transfer manufacturing and assembly operations to overseas factories with China often winning out for its seemingly lower price. However, in recent years, many North American companies have moved their manufacturing to Mexico's maquilas, or factories. Mexico is one of the top manufacturing countries in the world, offering a…
FREMONT, CA and SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA –(Marketwired – September 01, 2016) – Sigma Designs,® (NASDAQ: SIGM), a leading provider of Smart TV platforms and IoT devices along with Telechips (KOSDAQ: 054450), a leading provider of Low Power STB and Automotive Infotainment platform, announced that they have entered into a collaboration agreement to jointly develop and…
August 31, 2016 11:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE )–Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global HDMI and DisplayPort Market 2016-2020” report to their offering. The global HDMI and DisplayPort market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 2.9% during the period 2016-2020. The report covers the present scenario and…
Consumer products and the companies that create those products make a huge impact on the environment. The upside of that reality is that these same organizations have a significant opportunity to create environmental change, and making those changes will ultimately create stronger and more sustainable businesses. “In a resource constrained world, we are increasingly facing…
Electronics counterfeiting is gaining attention as evidenced by the recent IEEE International Symposium on Hardware Oriented Security & Trust (HOST). More than 250 industry and academic leaders attended the conference to address the growing threat that counterfeit devices are posing to the security of the electronics supply chain. Inadvertent use of recycled, refurbished, or re-marked…
When digital technologies began to drive the evolution of business, organizations first looked within their own metaphorical four walls to drive relevance and competitiveness in the market. They built their own assets and capabilities to create value for customers, as they had always done. Over time, they became more interactive, creating distributed operations and partner…
In order to keep a global manufacturing business going strong these days, it's imperative to meet the growing number of “green” regulations that are focused on sustainability. From the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive to the United States Conflict Minerals Directive as well as the European Union (EU) directives of Restriction of Hazardous…
Metals have been reused and recycled for centuries – some, arguably for millennia. Plastics, however, are much newer materials, and the reuse and recycling of plastics is newer still. For electronics OEMs, who have traditionally focused on reclaiming precious metals and components, this new push may be daunting, but soon it will be part of…
The landscape of retail sales is changing, and many retailers simply aren't keeping up. Customers are expecting more, sales and delivery are getting increasing complex, and labor regulations are shifting. Meanwhile, most retailers say they aren't prepared to meet these challenges and feel unable to keep up with the pace of change. In it's JDA…