对于一个采购决策者来讲，如何选择分销商影响到整个公司的业务底线……当然还有你，采购人员，的职业发展。本文是由四部分构成的系列文章中的第一篇。在这里，来自亚洲的采购专家王萍，从关键因素之一的价格角度，帮助采购人员对分销商进行分析和评估.
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价格在选择电子产品分销商时有多重要？
Report: iPhone takes on large, growing Chinese handset market
3G addressable market to grow from 40 million in 2011 to 150 million in 2012 for a growth of 273% Y/Y. Following Apple’s robust results for its most recent quarter preceding the release of this posting, one investment bank takes …
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AUDIO – How Apple iPad is impacting tablet OEM, semiconductor and EMS / ODM firms
Apple’s iPad is clearly the dominant tablet in the market. What does all of this mean for OEM tablet makers; semiconductor firms, ODM / EMS manufacturing relationships and the consumer?
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AUDIO – Tech analyst Rob Enderle talks Apple, Tim Cook, iPad 3 and Foxconn troubles
“”Without Steve Jobs, Apple has lost its primary product focus – kind of its quality core. Also, it has lost its principle pitchman because the other thing that Steve Jobs did is he could get up in front of an audience and he could convince us of something that we otherwise wouldn’t buy.”
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Will iPad 3 get killed by Android and Windows 8?
Apple is believed to have phenomenal product momentum (iPhone 4S, iOS 5), expanding distribution and a solid product pipeline.
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6 PCB Design mistakes to avoid designing printed circuit boards
Segments included in this process for critical design reviews, following completion of the schematic, can include review of initial components placement on the correct PCB form-factor board envelope. Then, after the routing is complete…
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VIDEO – Foxconn Chengdu factory, worker conditions and employee interview
In a Foxconn factory located in Chengdu, China, Foxconn employees assemble Apple iPads, iPhones and other products. Apple has recently taken very public steps to better manage working conditions in Asian factories that comprise part of its global supply chain but there remains more work to do.
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VIDEO – Foxconn Fear Factory: How American manufacturing can compete with China
VIDEO – The Daily Show host Jon Stewart adding his usual schtick to labor and working conditions inside factories at Chinese EMS provider Foxconn.
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VIDEO – Apple supply chain transparency and supplier responsibility must also influence public opinion
VIDEO – Apple’s first fiscal quarter earnings, which were just released, more than doubled (+118%) from the same period one year ago. One could easily say things are under control. Apple takes a seat at the table of public opinion with both hands visible and palms facing upward – its body language clearly indicating a willingness to cooperate – while citing numerous violations and areas of concern.
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Full report: EMS / ODM worry about profitability as fall 2011 survey reveals pessimism in electronics supply chain
471 survey respondents from EMS/ODM, Component Manufacturers, Distributors, Electronic Equipment Manufacturers, OEMs and Semiconductor Manufacturers answer questions on the economic situation; employment, inventory levels, business volume, and prices providing insight into the levels of …
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