With the holiday buying season fast approaching, rumors are already circulating, and ads are being leaked about upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday. What impacts are these likely to have on demand? Who knows?
Last year, Black Friday was dominated on-line by electronics products, with nine out of the top ten most popular products (Source: PriceGrabber.com). [...]
The Rise of Counterfeiting
Three Certainties in Life: Death, Taxes, and the Forecast is Wrong!
We all know demand variability and predictability are a daily reality for high tech manufacturers. The up-coming holiday season brings its own challenges for the manufacturers of consumer electronics. This year, it looks like it may be compounded by an earlier than expected uptick in underlying demand across most high tech sectors. Just this Monday [...]
The Real Solution: Conclusion
The Real Solution: Flavors of Fraud
The Real Solution: Flavors of Fraud
The Real Solution: Causes Of Counterfeit
The Real Solution: Causes Of Counterfeit
The Real Solution: Defending The Supply Chain
The Real Solution: Defending The Supply Chain
Electronics supply chain, heal thyself: How industry leaders inadvertently enable the counterfeit parts market
Electronics supply chain, heal thyself: How industry leaders inadvertently enable the counterfeit parts market
Verical formally launched its marketplace for electronic components today. With enhanced search functionality, a broad catalog of some 27,000 part numbers from 230 manufacturers, the Verical marketplace has dropped its “beta” tag and is open for business. The release details includes quotes from company executives as well as industry legend, Steve Kaufman, former CEO and [...]