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Strategic sourcing: Celestica manages risk to keep supply flowing
For buyers at EMS provider Celestica, "risk" is not a game, but a serious supply chain issue that must be managed to keep components flowing into Celestica's factories and finished electronics goods streaming to end customers. »
Component shortages delay deliveries, increase prices
Several key commodity electronic components are in severe short supply, causing prices to rise and delaying deliveries, according to iSuppli Corp. These include analog, memory and standard logic ICs as well as power management discrete devices such as low-voltage MOSFETs and tantalum capacitors. »
Verical white paper shows how to protect supply chain from counterfeit parts
Verical Inc., the Electronics Components Marketplace, has released a white paper to help manufacturers combat counterfeit electronics components. The company also recently announced the production launch of its online trading platform for global high-tech manufacturers and distributors of electronic components. »
Component shortages impact wireless LAN market in Q2, says researcher
Global wireless LAN market sales in the second quarter of 2009 were constrained by supply shortages, particularly of high-speed memory chipsets, which impacted a number of equipment manufacturers, according to a report from Dell'Oro Group. »

ESNA spoke with ReSolve, part of Arrow's newly launched reverse logistics group, which also includes Intechra, an IT asset disposition services company and Converge, an independent distributor, to discuss the importance of a reverse supply chain logistics program.
The aftermath of Japan's earthquake last month has left the electronics supply chain struggling with production stoppages and shipment delays of electronic components and raw materials supply.
Because the DRAM market is highly volatile the current buyer's market could quickly swing into a seller's market during the second half of 2011. Buyers will need to keep an eye on several key issues.



Delphi Automotive intros an aluminum cable as an alternative to more expensive copper cabling in automotive applications.