Living in Interesting Times: Procurement 2020
We’re not even at the end of the first quarter of 2020 and already tariff wars seem to be the least of our
Industry Insights
Industry Insights
How to Keep Your IT Equipment Cool and Avoid Expensive Disruption
The phrase “up-time” is an oft-repeated phrase for IT professionals, reflecting the fact that a key measure of their success is service availability.
Supply Chain Management
China, the Coronavirus and Supply Chains
We’ve seen it before: the face masks, expressions of fear and daily spikes in body counts in the headlines. Now we’re in the
Sourcing Strategies
Why COVID-19’s Supply Chain Impact will be the Most Damaging to Date
It was a little different back in 1997 when SARS hit. The tech industry’s reliance on critical products and components from China was,
Sourcing Strategies
5G and its Positive Impact on Supply Chains
Recently, we discussed the downsides to 5G in supply chains, but let’s now explore its potential positive impacts. Supply chains are experiencing a
Supply Chain Management
Any Downsides to 5G in Supply Chains? Yes.
While 5G will deliver high efficiency, there will also be challenges for those implementing it, from the sheer volume of data to a
Sourcing Strategies
9 Bill of Materials Best Practices [And What Happens If You Don’t Follow Them]
Imagine you’re designing custom measurement systems and never expect to build two of the same system, only to be asked by a client
Supply Chain Management
A Look Back: Supply Chain Reflections
As we embark on 2020, let’s pause and reflect on what we learned last year. Looking at 2019 from a 50,000′ level, the
Industry Insights
6 Types of Manufacturing Processes and Where We’re Headed with Them
As supply chains become increasingly complex, with components sourced globally regardless of where manufacturing takes place, the manufacturing processes used to create goods
Supply Chain Management
Deep Space Supply Chain Rewrites Definitions of Logistics and Risk
Moving beyond the space station concept, where astronauts have spent up to a year living in space, the next phase for NASA is