Tag Archives: AVL

Reducing risk in your supply chain: Techniques for selecting and verifying second sources

Best practices for titles and responsibilities wanting robust AVLs and BOMs in electronics industry.
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Avnet adds no value confirms Texas Instruments: How OEMs save and why more component vendors will follow TI strategy

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I’ve managed contract electronics divisions for years and noticed long ago the cozy relationship electronics components distributors like Avnet, Arrow, Future, TTI, Mouser and others have with EMS manufacturers. Beyond moving boxes around, distributors add no real value to OEM …
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Global market share semiconductor industry

Nearly all supply chain market segments are on notice while US-China trade war outcome remains uncertain. For semiconductors, SEMI and SIA both expressed disappointment with tariffs on China and semiconductor-related imports. Stages of semiconductor production Tariffs will hurt US semiconductor …
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Enough already: Hardware is not hard

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Read how the hardware supply chain looks if hardware companies purchase direct from semiconductor firms and components manufacturers break away from the dying grasp distributors hold today?
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Electronics distribution ripe for disruption

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As distributors work to diversify, some senior executives are being reshuffled, and others are being released or, some executives without vested interests are jumping ship to EMS providers.
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5 Ways electronics OEMs and EMS providers purchase from semiconductor component vendors

The following 5 scenarios detail how electronics OEM companies and contract EMS providers award purchase orders to semiconductor vendors.
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6 Steps how semi components get on OEM approved vendor list (AVL)

Six critical steps how a semiconductor vendor gets their chipset onto an electronics OEM hardware product approved vendor list (AVL).
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Understanding how semiconductor design engineers think

Design engineers need to know they are picking the best components for their design. But, it turns out their biggest fear is not knowing whether the component parts they choose will be reliably available for the entire life of the product they are designing.
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价格在选择电子产品分销商时有多重要?

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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5 steps for better electronics supply chain AVLs

These 5 steps help you get important info to better analyze your suppliers to improve your electronics AVL and supply chain performance.
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