Lucy Barnard

Procurement Pro Articles by: Lucy Barnard
Singapore leverages governance, deep semiconductor expertise, strong infrastructure, and tariff advantages to attract investment, expand advanced manufacturing, and position itself as a global chip hub.
Featured Industry Insights

Hotspot: Singapore

In a speech delivered by Alvin Tan, Minister of State for National Development of Singapore, he listed three key reasons why Singapore is

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COMI and Rutronik deploy AI-driven, camera-based goods receiving, automating logistics, improving traceability, cutting errors over 50%, boosting scalability, compliance, throughput, and future-ready supply chains globally.
Quality Assurance

System change with AI: revolutionising the incoming goods system at Rutronik

The growing complexity of global supply chains demands forward-looking and scalable solutions. Product-level traceability, real-time data acquisition, and process transparency are now critical

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Founded in 1921, Avnet evolved from surplus radio trading into a global technology distributor, offering design, supply chain, and sustainable solutions across electronics markets worldwide.
Sourcing Strategies

Supplier Spotlight: Avnet

Avnet is a company with more than 100 years of history. It was founded in New York City in 1921 by Charles Avnet,

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the global fake goods market is responsible for more than 350,000 serious injuries every year and 70 deaths.
Traceability

Counterfeit electronics: a burning issue

It may be a black market usually associated with badly spelt, poor quality handbags and boxes of goods that “fell off the back

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