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LCD demand keeps growing
The global large-sized liquid crystal display panel market will reach a milestone in 2008…
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Avnet acquires Asian IP&E distributor
Avnet, Inc. has acquired YEL Electronics Hong Kong Ltd., a leading distributor of interconnect…Read more>>
Equipment shipments to grow 6% in 2008
The dollar value of worldwide shipments of electronics systems will grow 6% to $1.29 trillion in 2008…Read more>> |
MORE Electronics news
Chinese chip market surpasses $50 billion
The amount of semiconductors purchased in China in 2008 will rise 12% to $58 billion…
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Nu Horizons Electronics expands LED solutions
New Horizons, a Melville, N.Y. distributor, says it is expanding its light emitting diode (LED) products and services…Read more>>
Allied offers more connectors
Allied Electronics in Fort Worth Texas has signed distribution agreements with two new suppliers…Read more>>
Mouser inks deal with Ericsson
Mouser Electronics of Mansfield, Texas, has signed a distribution agreement with Ericsson Power Modules...Read more>>
Digi-Key signs Vishay
Digi-Key will carry Vishay Intertechnology’s portfolio of semiconductor products…
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Complimentary Research
 Manufacturing changes demand innovation in supply chain technology
A new Gartner report predicts that, “IT leaders must understand the pressures on business and how IT can enable and enhance business initiatives. Agility is key: Agile businesses demand agile infrastructure and technology. IT executives who focus on how technology can help business become agile, and those who are able to respond to the changing pressures on business will earn the trust of business leaders”.
To learn more, click here to access Gartner’s Building Agile Manufacturing That Enables Transformation courtesy of Epicor.
Get ready for a new wave in supply chain technology innovation
An August 2007 report from Gartner notes that "Supply chain strategies are shifting their focus from cost/efficiency objectives to customer service, business agility and support for strategic business initiatives. Many IT organizations have not revisited the relationship between IT and the supply chain organization to support these changing enterprise objectives.” The Gartner report identifies five technology areas where technology-enabled supply chain innovation must take place.
To learn more, click here to access Gartner’s Supply Chain and IT Strategies Must Align Around Five Key Themes courtesy of Epicor. |
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