Market Insights

More electronic content, new competitors, and a deeper level of integration in today’s cars add up to continued prosperity in automotive markets.

OEM customers are looking to the EMS provider to manage purchasing of commodity components and to help manage supply chain risk.

Europe continues to drive growth in the electronics supply channel, as leading distributors of electronic components cite strong results across the region.

Years ago, I interviewed a purchasing manager at an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider about his company’s use of electronics distributors. He told me his company used about a dozen franchised distributors and a half-dozen inde...

Technology, lackluster growth shape leading electronic components distributors’ business strategies in 2016.

Slow oil and gas exploration market forces industrial companies to focus on new technologies—especially IoT.

Supply chain trends shaping the market in Asia include the growing strength of China’s second-tier ODMs and the emergence of a new class of technology incubators that are making it easier to bring new electronics ideas to market.

As LEDs become commoditized, suppliers re-vamp their strategies toward smart lighting solutions that help customers create more advanced, efficient products and systems.

Supply chain companies recognize the value of the Internet of Things, but many struggle to find the best ways to invest in and implement new technologies.

In 2016, distributors and manufacturers will need to show versatility both in their product offerings as well as their menu of value-added services—and being able to adapt on the fly has become essential. “[Customers] are increasingly expect...