by Elizabeth Hines | Nov 13, 2017 | Blog, Consumer Electronics, Current Events, Manufacturing & Distribution, Strategy, Supply Chain
As sales and consumer desire continue to increase for drones and home assistants, the second-life market has a huge opportunity for growth. Consumers are becoming ever-more enamored with their gadgets and toys. Drones and home assistants are becoming more ubiquitous...
by Elizabeth Hines | Oct 10, 2017 | Blog, Consumer Electronics, Current Events, Manufacturing & Distribution, Strategy, Supply Chain
Of legal obligation, financial incentives, and convenience, what best drives consumers to practice proper e-waste recycling? The United States is a nation of consumers, and there are few things we enjoy more than our electronic gadgets. Unfortunately, for every new...
by Elizabeth Hines | Aug 21, 2017 | Blog, Manufacturing & Distribution, Strategy, Supply Chain
The DoD is gravitating toward advanced authenticating technologies as a means to root out counterfeit electronics in the U.S. military. Counterfeit electronic parts are a well-documented problem in the military supply chain. At the time of a 2012 Senate Armed Services...
by Elizabeth Hines | Jul 10, 2017 | Blog, Consumer Electronics, Manufacturing & Distribution, Strategy, Supply Chain
With increasing consumer demands comes an increasing need for electronics manufacturers to adapt and change with the times. Manufacturing operations strive to increase demand fulfillment and to reduce costs. But, too often these objectives seem mutually exclusive in...
by Elizabeth Hines | Jun 14, 2017 | Blog, Current Events, Logistics, Strategy, Supply Chain, Transportation & Trucking
Startups and transportation juggernauts alike are entering the race toward the self-driving truck, but no two strategies look alike. There will come a time in the not-so-distant future when — instead of using a CB radio to communicate with a freight driver — you will...
