Woodstock Wire: Supply Chain News

SupplyChain -- DC Velocity - List has Schneider Electric defending its top position, and semiconductor giant NVIDIA debuting in seventh place.

SupplyChain -- Spend Matters - Spend Matters is researching the personal viewpoints and the practical application of AI among leaders in the procurement profession. We are welcoming both opinion and real-life use cases from senior procurement and supply practitioners...

Aspencore -- IoT Times - Quantum computing, an advanced field of computation based on the principles of quantum mechanics, is poised to revolutionize various domains, with artificial intelligence (AI) being one of the most significant. Traditional computers, which...

Aspencore -- EPS News - The U.S. manufacturing industry has lost some of the optimism expressed at the end of 2023, but the sector nevertheless is experiencing slow, incremental growth. In a semiannual forecast complied by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM),...

Media -- PYMNTS.com - The world of regular payments frequently leads the business-to-business (B2B) payments landscape in leveraging innovation.

That's why, with the news last week (May 15) that Visa is launching a suite of disruptive new products and services...

Media -- Evertiq - EMS provider Jabil announced a number of senior leadership transitions that are effective immediately.

Media -- Electronics Sourcing - Counterfeit electronic components are one of the leading threats to the integrity of the electronics supply chain. A rigorous approach to sourcing and due diligence once parts arrive can help keep fraudulent components out of finished...

Media -- Evertiq - The US government has announced new measures 'to counter China's unfair trade practices' with the tariff rate on semiconductors to increase from 25% to 50% by 2025.

Media -- DIGITIMES - The ongoing AI wave is propelling major cloud service providers (CSP), brands, and enterprises to continue investing in the AI arms race, and it also allows related businesses to see the prospects of future market growth.

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Business Wire -- Blue Yonder's partners are a key part of driving transformational digital supply chain strategies for customers. To recognize exceptional partner success over the course of the past year Blue Yonder is proud to announce the winners of its 2023 Partner...

Aspencore -- EPS News - Counterfeit electronic components are one of the leading threats to the integrity of the electronics supply chain. A rigorous approach to sourcing and due diligence once parts arrive can help keep fraudulent components out of finished goods....

Media -- Electronics Sourcing - Quiksol Americas' president, Brian Ellison, explains how distribution ensures a steady flow of essential components while navigating a complex and often strained supply chain.

The electronics...

Business Wire -- Kinaxis(r) Inc. (TSX: KXS), a global leader in end-to-end supply chain orchestration, today announced that Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG), the world's most iconic motorcycle brand, has selected Kinaxis to accelerate the transformation of the company's global...

Distribution -- TTI MarketEye - The Supply Chain Weekly Digest is a weekly collection of news summaries, survey results, channel insights, and report summaries from Edgewater Research.

Tech -- GeekWire - Students at Lake Washington Institute of Technology get hands-on lab training. Amazon says it's establishing a logistics facility in Everett, Wash., and partnering with a technical college in Kirkland, Wash., to boost the supply...

Media -- DIGITIMES - In 2000, Bill Gates visited Taiwan for the World Congress of Information Technology (WCIT), and in 2009, Steve Ballmer, the second president of Microsoft, visited Taiwan only for one day. These were the only two times that the CEOs of Microsoft...

SupplyChain -- Logistics Viewpoints - Leagh Turner, CEO of CoupaIn December 2022, Thomas Bravo acquired the public company Coupa and took it private. In November of the following year, Leagh Turner became the new chief executive officer of Coupa. Coupa is a supplier...

Business Wire -- Blue Yonder, a leader in digital supply chain transformation, today released the results of its 2024 Supply Chain Executive survey, which polled global supply chain executives on their businesses' experiences with supply chain and logistics strategy and...

Enterprise -- SAP - As the global economy continues to evolve, supply chains have grown more interconnected, complex, and prone to vulnerabilities. This evolution, paired with increasingly stringent regulations that require businesses to report on sustainability practices,...

Media -- DIGITIMES - Apple's latest release of the brand-new iPad series brings a fresh outlook to the long-stagnant tablet market and is expected to serve as a revenue booster for the main assembler, Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn), in the months ahead....

Business Wire -- Kimball Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: KE) today announced its schedule to participate in the following investor conferences in May 2024. Oppenheimer 19th Annual Industrial Growth Conference Format: Virtual; one-on-one meetings and presentation When: Thursday,...

Business Wire -- Kinaxis(r) (TSX:KXS), a leading provider of supply chain orchestration solutions, reported results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2024. All amounts are in U.S. dollars. All figures are prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards unless...

Aspencore -- EPS News - Editor's note: Reports of counterfeit components increased in 2023, according electronics information firm ERAI, to 786 suspect or nonconforming parts. The most commonly reported devices are analog ICs, microprocessors, memory and programmable...

Distribution -- TTI MarketEye - The Supply Chain Weekly Digest is a weekly collection of news summaries, survey results and channel insights, and report summaries from Edgewater Research.

Tech -- FutureIoT - Chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) may be overly optimistic about the potential of generative AI (GenAI), and these misconceptions could have a negative impact on their talent strategies. Gartner says with 64% of supply chains set to implement...

Aspencore -- EPS News - U.S. manufacturing is facing a bumpy ride on its way to recovery. After 1 month of expansion, the U.S. PMI declined in April by 1.1 percent to 49.2 - just below the growth threshold of 50.0, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported....

Tech -- FutureIoT - ABI Research says the electronics industry is characterised by increasingly sophisticated devices for consumer and industrial users. Contract manufacturers must be ready to ramp up production in time for varied product launch dates and gift-giving...

Media -- Electronics Sourcing - Alan Anderson Manufacturing, a UK-based CEM, is building a portfolio of franchise agreements with suppliers of essential, commonly-used components. The purpose of this franchise base is to protect customers from shortages. The...

Media -- Evertiq - Automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen and EMS provider Foxconn, have completed the establishment of their joint venture in the field of passenger car chassis systems.

Media -- eBOM - IPC releases EMS industry results for March 2024.

IPC announced today the March 2024 findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.31.

Total North American EMS...

Media -- eBOM - IPC releases PCB industry results for March 2024.

IPC announced today the March 2024 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.13.

Total North American PCB shipments in...

Media -- Electronics Sourcing - In this article, in4ma's founder and president, Dieter Weiss, reveals key findings from research into the performance of the European electronics manufacturing services sector.

An annual survey by in4ma, sponsored by IPC Electronics...

SupplyChain -- DC Velocity - But executives say they need a better understanding of the tech's potential and more training on generative AI at all levels.

Aspencore -- EPS News - In today's fast-paced technological landscape, staying ahead of the curve is essential for businesses to remain competitive. It is imperative to have a comprehensive understanding of the costs associated with component obsolescence. Obsolescence...

Tech -- FutureIoT - Gartner says advancements in technology will provide supply chain technology leaders and chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) with opportunities to support new business models, augment and automate decision making and foster ecosystem collaboration.

Media -- PYMNTS.com - Gather AI has raised $17 million to scale its computer vision and AI-powered warehouse inventory monitoring offerings.

The Series A-1 round, announced Wednesday (March 27), will be used to scale operations as Gather AI tries to grow its customer...

Media -- Evertiq - Total North American EMS shipments in February 2024 were up 4.1% compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, February shipments decreased 0.8%.

Business Wire -- FourKites leverages Clari's AI-powered revenue platform to achieve unprecedented levels of visibility and control over its entire revenue process.

Business Wire -- Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced the results of the 9th annual "State of Smart Manufacturing Report." The global study surveyed more than...

Distribution -- TTI MarketEye - The Supply Chain Weekly Digest is a weekly collection of news summaries, survey results and channel insights, and report summaries from Edgewater Research.

Aspencore -- EPS News - IPC announced today the February 2024 findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.22.

Total North American EMS shipments in February 2024 were up 4.1 percent...

Life -- Phys.org - Denver-based companies Voyager Space and Palantir Technologies have signed an agreement to work together on enhancing national security capabilities in the commercial space realm.

SupplyChain -- SCMR Editorial - Labor costs continue to rise in the electronics supply chain, but industry research finds materials costs and backlogs easing.

Media -- Passive Components News - Electronics Supply Chain Weekly Digest 3-22-24. DATAPOINT OF THE WEEK: S&P reported March Flash Mfg PMI in the US of 52.5 vs 52.2 in February, reflecting accelerating expansion in output and new [...]

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Enterprise -- The Register - The right to repair should be the obligation to repair, if we want to avoid drowning in trashed electronics

We're creating electronic waste almost five times faster than we're recycling it using documented methods, according to a United...

Aspencore -- EPS News - Semiconductor lifecycles are shrinking. Meanwhile, certain industries rely on being able to capture decades of semiconductor component availability. When the semiconductor lifecycle to end-product lifecycle ratio gets skewed, electronics OEMs...

Aspencore -- EPS News - Advancements in technology will provide supply chain technology leaders and chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) with opportunities to support new business models, augment and automate decision making and foster ecosystem collaboration, according...

Media -- PYMNTS.com - Mastercard is expanding its cross-border payment solutions by connecting to China's Alipay.

The collaboration lets Mastercard's bank, FinTech and corporate clients offer customers a connection to an e-wallet that has more than 1 billion users...

Distribution -- TTI MarketEye - The Supply Chain Weekly Digest is a weekly collection of news summaries, survey results and channel insights, and report summaries from Edgewater Research.