Resolving design chaln VS, supply chain conflicts

摘要

The modern supply chain could benefit from a 3-D simulation tool. The process is no longer linear: A better model might be the known galaxy, with a bunch of suppliers (planets) circling around a sun (the customer). But a supply-chain analysis has to start somewhere, and for the sake of the electronics supply chain, it starts with the design engineer.' EBN and Velocity have been examining steps and strategies to build an effective supply chain. "Effective" means different things to different constituents: For engineers, it's a wide choice of products, technical support, and fast prototyping; for buyers, it's quality, price, and dependability; for customers, it's all of these, plus aftermarket services. Each partner has a specific role to play and a wish list on how things could work better.