Woodstock Wire: Supply Chain News

Aspencore -- EPS News - IPC announced today the April 2023 findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.21.

Total North American EMS shipments in April 2023 were up 14.3 percent compared...

Media -- DIGITIMES - Generally speaking, distributors categorize their customers into TBMs (Taiwan-based merchants), CBMs (China-based merchants) and MBMs (multination-based merchants). Production bases are being moved to ASEAN and South Asia, with large parts...

Media -- Evertiq - Total North American EMS shipments in April 2023 were up 14.3% compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, April shipments increased 5.5%, says the IPC.

Think -- Gartner - Gartner, Inc. has released the results from its annual Global Supply Chain Top 25, identifying leading supply chain organizations, highlighting trends and sharing best practices.

Media -- Electronics360 - Supplyframe sees supply and demand coming more into historical norms.

Media -- Source Today - After three years, COVID-19 is still causing problems in all industries. How can the labor supply chain and supply chain shortages recover?

Aspencore -- EPS News - The electronics supply chain faces several significant challenges. One of the most pressing of these is the prominence of counterfeit electronic components.

Electronics is a massive and profitable industry, so it is a natural target for fraudsters...

Aspencore -- EPS News - Reshoring and foreign direct investment (FDI) manufacturing job announcements are continuing to outpace recent records, the Reshoring Initiative reported, adding 101,500 jobs in 2023 Q1. If the current rate continues, the organization added,...

Business Wire -- The latest Commodity IQ analysis from Supplyframe indicates that inventory reductions and corrections initially expected to be largely complete by the second quarter will continue into the third quarter of 2023. Lead times and prices across most commodities...

Aspencore -- EETimes - Ezkey has been specializing in electronic components supply chain services for 15 years and is an industry-leading electronic components distributor as well as an IoT solutions provider. We are committed to becoming EMS, OEM, ODM, and IDH manufacturers'...

Media -- CNBC - Tech - Amazon aims to use artificial intelligence to speed up deliveries - by minimizing the distance between its products and customers, a top executive told CNBC.

Media -- DIGITIMES - As Wistron is reportedly on its way to selling its Indian manufacturing facility to Tata Group, a consulting firm estimates that the Indian conglomerate may receive a small portion of iPhone 15 orders expected to be launched later in 2023,...

Media -- DIGITIMES - Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) expects to see its second-quarter revenue decrease both sequentially and on-year, due to ongoing inventory adjustments throughout many device sectors, the traditional off-season, and customers transitioning...

SupplyChain -- Logistics Viewpoints - The concept of digital twins has emerged as a powerful foundational tool to drive improvements in warehouse productivity and efficiency. To define what exactly it is, a digital twin is a virtual replica of a physical asset, process,...

Media -- Electronics360 - Tariffs, sourcing and shipping have all become associated with rising costs in the electronics manufacturing value chain.

Aspencore -- EPS News - Semiconductor output increased during the pandemic, but the retooling and redistribution of essential products created supply chain chaos, experts report. As demand for mobile computing equipment grew exponentially, original equipment manufacturers...

Aspencore -- EETimes - Easyiee Technology Limited is an electronic component distributor operating for more than 10 years.

The company mainly provides supply chain services to OEM/ODM factories worldwide. Based on our customers' sourcing needs, we develop logical...

Think -- Gartner - As organizations place greater emphasis on supply chain management, Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) intend to grasp their collective opportunity to invest in growth through new technology investments, according to Gartner, Inc.

Media -- DIGITIMES - According to a filing by Foxconn Tuesday night, the world's largest electronics manufacturer has bought land near Bengaluru for future operation.

Business Wire -- Leading supply chain visibility provider FourKites today announced an exclusive partnership with Gravity, maker of an award-winning supply chain management platform for many of the world's leading shippers and freight forwarders. The partnership will...

Aspencore -- EPS News - Luke Smith - Service providers of all kinds can benefit from tapping into a digital supply chain. Social media is so pervasive now that it spreads information like wildfire. There are ways that you can leverage social media to inform and optimize...

Media -- DIGITIMES - Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) reiterated its previous estimate of sequential and year-over-year revenue declines for the second quarter.

Business Wire -- Blue Yonder, a leading digital supply chain solutions provider, has been recognized by Gartner as a Leader in the recently released Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions1 based on the "Ability to Execute" and "Completeness of Vision." Blue...

Business Wire -- Kimball Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: KE) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended March 31, 2023. Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended March 31, March 31, (Amounts in Thousands, except EPS) 2023 2022 2023 2022 Net Sales...

Aspencore -- EETimes - Counterfeit electronics have existed for many years, but recent disruptions in the supply chain, such as parts shortages, have brought this issue more to the forefront. Among the problems this creates for manufacturers is the inferior quality...

Aspencore -- EPS News - Although sales sentiment around electronic components took a dip in April, strong demand from critical end markets is expected to improve things in May.

In its April Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) survey, the ECIA saw sentiment decline...

SupplyChain -- SCMR Editorial - Logistics is playing an ever-increasingly important role in streamlining processes and reducing costs, but automation can't be implemented in a silo says Jeannie Carpenter, Jabil's senior director of global logistics.

SupplyChain -- SCMR Editorial - The report's key metric, the PMI, came at 47.1 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), marking a slight 0.8% gain over March's 46.3, while contracting, at a slower rate, for the sixth consecutive month. The past six months of contraction,...

SupplyChain -- DC Velocity - Closures and furloughs at FedEx Freight follow April plan to realign corporate units under single corporate umbrella

Business Wire -- Jabil Inc. (NYSE: JBL), a global manufacturing solutions provider, today announced that Kenny Wilson has officially assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Wilson, a long-time leader within Jabil, succeeds Mark Mondello who will remain with...

SupplyChain -- SCMR Editorial - Ivanti Wavelink says more than half of respondents plan to increase technology by up to 30% in the next year.

Media -- Evertiq - Total North American EMS shipments in March 2023 were down 3.1% compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, March shipments increased 6.2%, reports the IPC

Media -- Evertiq - Kitron reports first-quarter results showing record levels for revenue and profits. The EMS provider har lifed its outlook for 2023 due to strong demand and further easing of supply constraints.

Media -- DIGITIMES - Localization of supply chains is a common goal of industries to ensure safe and stable supply amid geopolitical tensions and other unfavorable factors. However, localization trends have not been good news for small and medium-sized suppliers...

Business Wire -- Samsara has selected e2open Advanced Supply Chain Planning and Collaboration to help manage its demand, supply, and inventory across its operations.

SupplyChain -- DC Velocity - 85% of supply chain pros say they will invest in technology to increase productivity in the next 12 months.

Aspencore -- EPS News - As the U.S. and China battle for supremacy in semiconductor manufacturing, the supply chain continues to struggle to meet global demand for chips. Despite softening demand overall for electronic devices, shortages of certain semiconductors...

Media -- Source Today - Here are five ways to spot a fake in your electronics supply chain.

Enterprise -- The Register - Manufacturer's close ties to China match the party position, perhaps not the public mood

Terry Gou, the founder and former CEO of Taiwanese contract manufacturing titan Hon Hai Precision Industry (aka Foxconn) is making a second attempt...

Aspencore -- EPS News - For now, the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG), which went into effect at the beginning of the year, will have a relatively small impact on global commerce. But in the coming years, pressure on organizations to screen for human rights...

Globe Newswire -- Technology - New enhancements to FourKites' Sustainability Hub will help supply chain leaders with advanced emissions tracking and reporting capabilities New enhancements to FourKites' Sustainability Hub will help supply chain leaders with advanced emissions...

Media -- DIGITIMES - Taiwanese ODMs are accelerating the downsizing of their production capacity in China amid rising geopolitical tensions and weakening demand, with Wistron announcing that its Taizhou plant in China will stop production from April 26.

Media -- Source Today - The electronics supply chain faces continued disruption, requiring proactive measures by manufacturers to secure supply chains through long-term orders and NCNR terms, while specific markets experience increased demand and capacity limitations.

Media -- Evertiq - EMS provider Jabil is in the process of establishing a new manufacturing facility in Osijek, Croatia.

Media -- Evertiq - In 2022 ERAI, a global organisation that monitors, investigates, and reports issues affecting the global electronics supply chain, reported a total of 768 suspect counterfeit and nonconforming parts showing a marked increase over the last three...

Media -- Evertiq - EMS provider NOTE has invested in a new reflow oven for its manufacturing facility in

Media -- DIGITIMES - As iPhone production and exports surged over the past year, Taiwan-based iPhone manufacturers operating in India quickly requested reimbursement after meeting the incentive targets.

Distribution -- TTI MarketEye - Proposals are underway to restrict the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), found in Teflon(r), and brominated flame retardants (BFRs), used in PVC, while short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) are already banned in Canada.

Enterprise -- InfoQ - AWS's Supply Chain cloud application has recently been made generally available, offering unified data, actionable insights powered by machine learning, and contextual collaboration features to reduce costs and mitigate risk. By Steef-Jan Wiggers

Media -- Evertiq - Swedish EMS provider NOTE is expanding outside of its home market. The company is adding more manufacturing muscles through the acquisition of all shares in the Bulgarian electronics manufacturer ATM Electronics.