http://www.componentsengineering.com Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:38:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/dream-cargo-inspectionfree-shipment-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/ http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/dream-cargo-inspectionfree-shipment-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:30:07 +0000 Webmaster http://www.componentsengineering.com/?p=3494 http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/dream-cargo-inspectionfree-shipment-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/feed/ 0 Dream Cargo: Inspection-Free Shipment – Douglas Alexander on EBN Your company’s cargo can ship anywhere worldwide without inspection delays, but it requires a level of trust and technology enablement. http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/procurement-strategies-followup-reminders-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/ http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/procurement-strategies-followup-reminders-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:28:56 +0000 Webmaster http://www.componentsengineering.com/?p=3492 http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/procurement-strategies-followup-reminders-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/feed/ 0 Procurement Strategies: Follow-Up Reminders – Douglas Alexander on EBN We all need reminders from time-to-time. It tightens up business and helps avoid time-critical information vacuums. http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/design-practices-good-specmanship-optimal-cost-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/ http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/design-practices-good-specmanship-optimal-cost-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:27:46 +0000 Webmaster http://www.componentsengineering.com/?p=3490 http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/design-practices-good-specmanship-optimal-cost-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/feed/ 0 Design Practices: Good ‘Specmanship’ for Optimal Cost – Douglas Alexander on EBN The formula for success in engineering is to design products that offer optimal cost and yield after meeting all specifications. http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/managing-procurement-risks-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/ http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/managing-procurement-risks-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:26:14 +0000 Webmaster http://www.componentsengineering.com/?p=3488 http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/managing-procurement-risks-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/feed/ 0 Managing Procurement Risks – Douglas Alexander on EBN There are best-practices that can help identify and avoid problems in advance of a catastrophic procurement mishap. Here are some examples. http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/building-efficient-supply-chain-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/ http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/building-efficient-supply-chain-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:25:00 +0000 Webmaster http://www.componentsengineering.com/?p=3486 http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/building-efficient-supply-chain-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/feed/ 0 Building the Efficient Supply Chain – Douglas Alexander on EBN Any action that can speed up any portion of the supply chain will increase the efficiency of the entire operating network. http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/procurement-functions-pc-perform-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/ http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/procurement-functions-pc-perform-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:23:33 +0000 Webmaster http://www.componentsengineering.com/?p=3484 http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/procurement-functions-pc-perform-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/feed/ 0 Procurement Functions a PC Cannot Perform – Douglas Alexander on EBN The best procurement strategy is to never take humans out of the purchasing operations. That will take a company right over a cliff. http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/reverse-supply-chain-shared-values-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/ http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/reverse-supply-chain-shared-values-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:22:00 +0000 Webmaster http://www.componentsengineering.com/?p=3482 http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/reverse-supply-chain-shared-values-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/feed/ 0 Reverse Supply Chain & Our Shared Values – Douglas Alexander on EBN A strong reverse supply chain not only helps to improve operations, but it can also reduce costs and add bragging rights. http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/critical-skills-todays-components-engineer-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/ http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/critical-skills-todays-components-engineer-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:20:31 +0000 Webmaster http://www.componentsengineering.com/?p=3480 http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/critical-skills-todays-components-engineer-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/feed/ 0 Critical Skills for Today’s Components Engineer – Douglas Alexander on EBN The component engineer is an important member of a company’s supply chain. Cultivating and educating them should be a priority. http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/leveraging-supplier-sample-parts-design-efficiency-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/ http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/leveraging-supplier-sample-parts-design-efficiency-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:19:19 +0000 Webmaster http://www.componentsengineering.com/?p=3478 http://www.componentsengineering.com/white-papers/leveraging-supplier-sample-parts-design-efficiency-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/feed/ 0 Leveraging Supplier Sample Parts for Design Efficiency – Douglas Alexander on EBN Getting the most from your new part or sample part system entails best-practices management procedures. Do you have one? http://www.componentsengineering.com/general/chinas-oversized-clout-supply-chain-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/ http://www.componentsengineering.com/general/chinas-oversized-clout-supply-chain-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:18:12 +0000 Webmaster http://www.componentsengineering.com/?p=3476 http://www.componentsengineering.com/general/chinas-oversized-clout-supply-chain-douglas-alexander-ebnonlinecom/feed/ 0 China’s Oversized Clout in My Supply Chain – Douglas Alexander on EBN China is the world’s major center of electronics production, and its influence on the supply chain is growing rapidly as a result.