Wanted: Lean and Benchmarking ‘Sensei’
To companies focused on operational excellence, Lean Principles and the discipline of Benchmarking are considered two complimentary and indispensable tools…
The most trusted source of electronic component market intelligence
The most trusted source of electronic component market intelligence
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The Ideal Purchasing Professional
Is there such a thing as an ideal purchasing professional and, if so, what traits do they possess? I believe…
Disregard Price Benchmarking at Your Own Risk
Not benchmarking your electronic component spend? If so, continue to disregard this critical diagnostic at your own risk. Quick. Name…
Purchasing: Do You Really Understand Pricing?
Since my company, Lytica Inc., introduced analytics based price prediction for electronic components, many major EMS and OEM companies have…
Take the Embedded Inefficiencies Test
I have been absent from the blog scene for the past few months because I have been working in China…
Top 7 ‘Crimes’ Often Committed by Purchasing
I was speaking with my Purchasing Manager last week; Patrick is a very capable and effective purchasing professional who has…
Quickening of Change Stresses Manufacturing
While Nicolas Chauvin struggled alone following the Napoleonic wars, he would have had more company if he lived today. His…
6 Obstacles to Achieving Cost-Reduction Goals
Lytica Inc. tracks current prices paid – not distributor website prices – on about one million electronic components and uses…
Becoming & Staying a Leader: the Agilent Way
Although the company announced the split in September, the Board and senior management team at Agilent Technologies impress me for…
Treat yourself to lower costs for the holidays
As we approach the holiday season, I am writing my final blog of 2013 about humanity; that is humankind rather…