eBooks
Newest E-Book:
Downturn Déjà Vu? Not This Time
When the dot.com boom burst in 2001, there was no silver lining in the dark cloud hanging over the high-tech sector. Today, however, as US economic predictions range from a mild slow down to an all-out recession, it is clear that insights gained from that experience have prepared the supply chain to withstand any type of economic hiccup.
Read this eBook »Other Recent eBooks
Going Commercial: Mil/Aero Cos. Switch Strategies
The United States may be the “leader of the free world,” but when it comes to the global semiconductor industry, the U.S. government is now just another low-volume customer. It was once the driving force behind nearly every major electronic advance in the industry, yet since the mid-1980s, the U.S. military and aerospace sector’s dominance in the electronics supply chain has been superseded by the skyrocketing global consumer electronics market. As a result, the sector’s challenge of meeting ongoing requirements for long service life, reliability and ruggedness is now compounded by the added burden of operating within a consumer-centric supply chain.
Read this eBook »A New View for Global Supply Chains
In their perpetual quest for operational excellence, the OEM community has automated, digitized and otherwise streamlined just about every process in their organizations. After spending billions of dollars on information management technology, OEMs are finding that these solutions fall short of providing the visibility necessary to manage today's multitier supply chains. Learn how some OEMs are overcoming the visibility gap.
Read this eBook »Design Chain Inefficiencies Derail OEMs' Drive For Profitable Growth
New product introductions (NPI) account for more than one-third of high-tech OEMs' revenue these days. But as the challenges in successfully developing and launching new products continue to mount, today's OEMs must improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their NPI programs to remain competitive. Learn how OEMs can get an edge in the race for innovation.
Read this eBook »