Woodstock Wire: Supply Chain News

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.

Media -- DIGITIMES - Foxconn (Hon Hai) will see its revenue growth momentum for 2024 come from five main development axes - namely AI servers, three major smart platforms, Electrical Vehicles (EVs), IC design, and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites - as unveiled...

Media -- Electronics Sourcing - Nano Electronics Services' director, Steve Drew, explains how the company is disrupting the market and changing the way customers think about PCB assembly.

Nano Electronics Services' director, Steve Drew Nano Electronic Services...

Business Wire -- For years, Walmart has used AI to create a more efficient supply chain, reducing emissions while helping to ensure more of the items its customers want are available where, when and how they want them. Today, the company is making that same award-winning,...

Aspencore -- EPS News - The always-present risk of procuring counterfeit electronic components was exacerbated during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Prolonged lead times quoted by tier-1 component suppliers left many OEMs unable to ship vehicles and high-value...

Electronics -- The Ojo-Yoshida Report - The good news of a recovery is cheering for semiconductor makers. But this cannot hide the fact that the industry must confront and resolve its numerous supply chain issues.

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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.

Media -- eBOM - As revealed this week by an annual survey conducted by in4ma and sponsored by IPC Electronics Europe GmbH, the European electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry experienced a robust 11 percent growth last year. Printed circuit board assembly...

Media -- Evertiq - The European EMS market grew to new record levels in 2023. However, the new year might present challenges.

Media -- Electronics Sourcing - Contract manufacturer, UK Circuits, is predicting another year of increased opportunities for fellow British-based electronics producers. Recent supply chain issues and rising global costs have seen a significant return of...

Business Wire -- Today, Jabil Inc. (NYSE: JBL) announced that its site in Shanghai has received the Shingo Prize, the world's highest standard for organizational and operational excellence. The award from the Shingo Institute - a program of the Jon M. Huntsman School...

Aspencore -- EPS News - The last five years have been so far from normal that it's hard to recall what a conventional supply chain looks like. Fundamentally, electronics customers want the right component at the right price at the right time - or, as one distribution...

Media -- Evertiq - EMS giant Jabil is planning to close its Vancouver, Washington operation - resulting in the permanent layoff of 120 employees.

Media -- eBOM - Absolute EMS, Inc., an award-winning EMS provider of turnkey contract manufacturing services, continues to harness the power of nitrogen to enhance the quality, reliability and efficiency of their manufacturing processes. The company's state-of-the-art...

Media -- DIGITIMES - Foxconn (Hon Hai Technology Group) has reported significant sales for server-related products for February 2024, driven by strong customer orders.

Media -- Electronics Sourcing - Altium has launched a BoM Portal within the Altium 365 platform, engineered to enhance collaboration between engineering and procurement teams and offering a unified approach to managing BoMs in electronics design.

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Media -- ElectronicsB2B - Reinventing the wheel in the EMS industry is rarely discussed due to high capital costs involved. Thanks to its unique business model, Karakhana IO made Rs 20 Cr last fiscal and is near Rs 100 Cr revenue this fiscal. The start-up's Sonam...

Business Wire -- With new investments in Saudi Arabia, UiPath commits to supporting digital transformation and workforce upskilling via AI and automation technologies.

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Aspencore -- EPS News - The leading measure of U.S. factory activity contracted in February amidst a decline in new orders and employment levels dropping to a 7-month low. The Institute for Supply Management's leading index, the PMI, slipped 1.3 percent last month...

Media -- ElectronicsB2B - The contract manufacturing customers, including Intel's own business units, may receive favorable pricing.

Intel's standalone programmable chip unit, Altera, is eyeing a significant opportunity in artificial intelligence (AI), according...

Media -- Source Today - How did the semiconductor marketplace fair in 2023 and what is in store for 2024? Frank Cavallaro, CEO of A2 Global Electronics + Solutions, joins this Executive Perspectives episode to discuss the changes in supply and demand for various...

Aspencore -- EPS News - There are many pieces to any semiconductor product "puzzle" that can result in obsolescence. These pieces range from business revenue to any one of the subcomponents that compose semiconductor products, such as foundry process technologies,...

Media -- PYMNTS.com - Lisa McFarland, executive vice president and chief product officer at Ingo Payments, told PYMNTS that authentication across digital channels requires a multi-pronged approach.

At a high level in the digital age, as parties interact and transact...

Media -- Evertiq - Total North American EMS shipments in January 2024 were up 2.6% compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, January shipments decreased 2.7%.

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.

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

IPC announced today the January 2024 findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.20.

Total North American...

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Media -- DIGITIMES - On February 20, Hon Hai Group (Foxconn) celebrated its 50th anniversary with a grand banquet, hosting prominent guests from major clients like Apple, suppliers, partners, government representatives, and diplomats, totaling 500 attendees from...

SupplyChain -- SCMR Editorial - Using artificial intelligence in the classroom is not without concerns, but it also offers supply chain students access to an increasingly critical industry tool.

Aspencore -- EPS News - Electronics is a global industry. Businesses that want to get the most out of their products must sell internationally, but international shipping comes with complications. Global manufacturers, distributors and retailers have built product...

Business Wire -- Blue Yonder, a leading supply chain solutions provider, today announced its acquisition of flexis AG, a flexible, innovative software technology provider specializing in production optimization and transportation planning and execution. With a robust...

Business Wire -- Supplyframe today announced a major new release of its Design-to-Source Intelligence (DSI) Solutions. This release includes a number of first-of-its-kind capabilities to empower electronics design engineers, product leaders, and supply chain professionals...