There is a desperate shortage of engineers. Purdue’s Engineering Professor Zhihong Chen is proactively attempting to solve the dilemma. The semiconductor industry…
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Can Reshoring Computer Manufacturing to the U.S. Revitalize Our Economy?
by adminby adminThe COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated weaknesses in supply chains, logistics, and manufacturing systems worldwide. Many companies had narrow supply chains with no…
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As we embark on 2020, let’s pause and reflect on what we learned last year. Looking at 2019 from a 50,000’ level,…
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Will 5G Mean Greater Supply Chain Risk?
by adminby adminThe beefing up of security for the 5G products supply chain has sparked an investigation by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS). Spurred by concerns over such companies as ZTE and Huawei spying on U.S. telecommunications networks, ATIS seems to be one of several entities taking on the task. Last year, for example, President Trump signed the national Defense Authorization Act that prevents U.S. government agencies from buying technology from the two companies, or products and services based on their technologies.
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Nearly 90% of U.S. Electronics Manufacturers Feeling the Effects of Tariffs, New Report Reveals
Earlier this month, Bloomberg reported that Fitbit and Tile were both looking for alternatives to China for manufacturing as a result of…
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GoPro Reaffirms: Tariffs Will Not Impact Financial Performance, Despite Production in Mexico
GoPro today reiterated that it does not expect the recently announced tariffs to have an impact on its second half 2019 financial performance…
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Things are not as bad as they seem, and the entire industry is bending to conform to its new realities, gushing with resilience. We discuss some trending, and pressing, topics in electronics, supply chain, and procurement with Michael Knight, President of the TTI Semiconductor Group and Senior Vice President of Corporate Business Development.
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Back in May, the United States agreed to raise tariff rates, from 10% to 25%, on $200 billion of goods imported from China.…
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Higher Sales and Tariff Dread Drive Retail Import Increases
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth Seeley“Tariff increases and new tariffs will mean higher costs for U.S. businesses, higher prices for American consumers and lost jobs for many…
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Retail Imports Hit Annual Low Despite Tariff Hike Delay
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyU.S. tariffs on Chinese goods scheduled to increase from 10% to 25% March 2 were postponed by President Trump. Progress in the…
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