Electronic Components Channel Looking Toward Recovery In 2017 by Victoria Fraza Kickham in GlobalPurchasing.com Manufacturing will continue its climb toward pre-recession business levels in 2017, as suppliers look for growth in wearables, medical, and industrial IoT markets. As the electronic components supply channel finishes another slow-growth year, economists and business leaders expect improvement in 2017… Read More
Need Help To Reduce Supply-Chain Risk
Need help to reduce supply-chain risk? Many industry analysts and suppliers say that consolidation in the electronics industry will result in a smaller, but stronger supply base that is better able to develop new technologies and products for OEM customers. However, consolidation will also mean fewer supplier choices and more product obsolescence as merged companies… Read More
The Road to Rio and IoT
The Road to Rio and IoT What do these two have in common? Rio de Janeiro’s Galeão International Airport will tap the Internet of Things and mobile technology to help improve the experience of fans in town for the Summer Olympics. In August, some 90,000 fans will pass through RIOgaleão Airport in Rio de Janeiro… Read More
Distributors Named to Fortune 500
Distributors Named to Fortune 500 – www.GlobalPurchasing.com by Victoria Kickham The 2016 Fortune 500 is out, and the two largest American distributors of electronic components make the list once again. Avnet ranks 102nd, rising six spots from last year’s ranking, and Arrow Electronics came in at number 119. Ranking high on the list is Berkshire… Read More