Supply Chain-gers
For supply chains, it’s often knee-jerk reactions to the disaster-du-jour that point out the need for rapid, tangible change. But, as we’ve recently
Supply Chain Management
Sourcing Strategies
What You Should Know About Selecting 5G Antennas for Your Designs
Where 5G is concerned, antennas can no longer be taken for granted. Directionality, latency, increased transmission rate, antenna size, higher frequencies, and shorter
Digitalisation
Machine Learning Already Optimizes Supply Chains
Doesn’t it seem that on some level machine learning is still “out there,” somewhere in the future like quantum computing? AI-based applications, machine-learning
Supply Chain Management
Rare Earth Elements and the Supply Chain
Rare earth elements are not necessarily rare but are precious and difficult and expensive to mine and separate. Essential to many emerging technologies,
Industry Insights
Labor Shortage Robots, Millennials, Government Interference and Rethinking Work
I started researching this article on labor shortages to find out why they are an increasing and dangerous thorn in the side of
Sustainability
It’s Not Easy Buying Green
In electronics, being green is well-defined, although the definition continues to expand. Green electronics takes into consideration the materials used in the production
Industry Insights
Automotive Semiconductor Shortages Courtesy of COVID and a Perfect Storm
In a recent Fox Business report, Elon Musk cites major industry-wide supply chain price pressure for raw materials and semiconductors for a string
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chains From Henry Ford to Artificial Intelligence
There is no recognizable similarity between the first supply chain in history and today’s complex and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven counterpart. One hundred years
Black & Grey Markets
Counterfeit!
According to the European Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the risk of counterfeit goods in the United States or in the
Supply Chain Management
These Supply Chains are Rocket Science
Terrestrial supply chains are pretty well evolved. They’ve been the focus for decades now to improve efficiency, lower cost and minimize disruptions. As