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The UK Electronics Manufacturing Recovery: 2021 Revenue Up 30%

Unleashed

UK electronics manufacturers have seen a sales revenue lift of 30% in 2021 vs 2020, outpacing the average performance of manufacturers of 24%, according to data from a soon-to-be released Unleashed State of Manufacturing report. Average gross profit margin , 2021 Again, these figures are a positive sign for electronics manufacturing.

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Samsung Electronics Warning on Q4 Profitability Portends High Tech Supply Network Challenges in 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights high tech and consumer electronics bellwether Samsung Electronics and its warning that Q4-2022 quarterly profitability and revenues would fall short of revised estimates. Both estimates of profitability and revenues were below the consensus of equity analyst expectations. All rights reserved. .

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Introducing Advanced Shipping Notice in HIMPACT

Herlitz Inventory Management

That’s where advanced shipping notice (ASN) comes in. When a buyer places a PO, it can be sent to their vendor via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). EDI is an electronic exchange protocol that streamlines communication in distribution and logistics. The ASN feature delivers this information to the buyer.

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The Wisdom of the Crowd (Sourcing) Doesn’t Apply to Commercial Shipping

Supply Chain Collaborator

More than a year ago, the Supply Chain Collaborator blog examined the trend toward crowd sourcing and wondered aloud whether an “Uber for commercial shipping” was imminent. Yet, as an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal concludes, we are still nowhere near developing a killer app for crowd sourced commercial shipping.

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

But Molex, a global electronics and connectivity solutions company, has been investing in their intelligent digital supply chain strategy to improve their supply chain agility and customer experience. Those industries include data communications, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics. But they were very basic.

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Mid-Year Assessment of 2022 Supply Chain Sourcing Predictions- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing. Prediction Two of this year predictions indicated the following: Restoring More Direct Control in Strategic and Tactical Direct Material Sourcing Will be the Driving Force for Businesses and their Supply Chain Management Teams in the Coming Year. Mid-Year Assessment.

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Business-to-Anything Integration Supports Agile Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

Solutions that fall under the definition of SCCN would include EDI VANs (electronic data interchange value added networks), industry marketplaces, and collaborative supply chain applications that are built on public cloud architectures. The electronic exchange of information improves the quality of the data and improves the process.