Read what this former White House chief speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore and one-time Botswana latrine builder has to say about Asia, ways to think about remote workforces, job skills you need in the future, our changing world, his new book and more…
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Trends & Observations
Daniel Pink on remote work, right-brain thinking and outsourced economics
Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA) show second to Japan’s JPCA
October 8, 2007 – Exhibitors overflowed the floor of the main building and TPCA was forced to allow another floor adjacent to the main building to …
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iNEMI publishes 2007 research priorities
October 4, 2007 – The document identifies research and development priorities for the next 10 years by combining findings from the 2007 iNEMI Roadmap with …
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Do’s and don’ts of supply chain benchmarking
October 1, 2007 – By comparing notes and taking a Consortium survey, delegates identified the Top 5 "Do's" and "Don'ts" of benchmarking and best practices…
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EMS in SE Asia grows as OEMs increase outsource manufacturing
September 30, 2007 – EMS providers generally prefer making investments in larger markets such as China and being located near their OEMs. However, with progressive industry growth …
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European electronics manufacturing services (EMS) forecast through 2011 in new report
September 26, 2007 – The ability to offer a complete range of manufacturing services: from box-build to complete supply chain management, is now virtually a prerequisite for …
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Japanese electronics industry’s changing landscape
The most recent restructuring plans announced by Japanese electronics companies are focused on extricating these companies from non-profitable divisions, and promoting additional growing through mergers and acquisitions. It seems Japanese…
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12 Questions for the Occam Process before buying the farm
The Occam Process is touted to be environmentally compliant or, friendly. However, the process uses photolithography and copper plating procedures. Aren’t these processes quite ‘dirty’? Won’t these processes, which will be new to most potential adopters, be a challenge to implement?
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Greenpeace guide to greener electronics: Electronics industry starting to go green
The biggest movers in the latest guide are Sony and LG Electronics. Both have had their penalty points lifted as they have left a …
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Being ‘green’ becoming part of purchase process
September 18, 2007 – For American consumers, greenness is emerging as a key issue – though not a universal factor yet but important enough to …
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