2020-03-12 - Stephen Las Marias

Blog: COVID-19 and the Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain

Challenges such as Covid-19 and the U.S.-China trade war can create new opportunities for ASEAN, but can the region gear…

2020-03-05 - AspenCore Global Editorial Team

Covid-19: What Have We Learned?

Covid-19 has accelerated the shift of manufacturing from China to elsewhere (other countries in Asia) – which had been already…

2020-02-10 - Barbara Jorgensen

Supply Chain Resilience Tested by Coronavirus

Standing still is not an option for an industry renowned for innovation. Companies can still take steps to mitigate the…

2020-02-04 - Barbara Jorgensen

China Maintains Chip Output in Wake of Virus Outbreak

It’s hard to square the “all is well” stance in China’s chip sector with reports from other markets. The outbreak…

2020-01-31 - Barbara Jorgensen

Supply Chain Disruption Expected in Midst of Coronavirus

Crucial to the electronics industry in this crisis is the trifecta of a US/China trade war, Brexit in Europe and…

2020-01-13 - Barbara Jorgensen

CES 2020 and the Supply Chain

The supply chain is one of those things that nobody cares about until something goes wrong. Then it’s everybody’s problem.

2019-12-31 - Barbara Jorgensen

Tech Companies Sued in Child Labor Lawsuit

A lawsuit brought forward by International Rights Advocates has accused the world’s largest tech companies of knowingly aiding and abetting…

2019-12-25 - Barbara Jorgensen

The Ins and Outs of the Supply Chain in 2019

In one year, the electronics supply chain saw a level of disruption that once took decades to achieve. The 1990s…

2019-11-18 - Barbara Jorgensen

What Will Be the Repercussions of Ti’s Decision?

The global supply chain is still absorbing the impact of TI's decision to drop six electronics distributors, including top-tier players…

2019-05-23 - Barbara Jorgensen

The Trade War’s Impact on the Supply Chain

President Trump's tariffs were blunt instruments to force other countries to drop their trade barriers. What if they're permanent?