Supplier Assessment: How to Do it Effectively and Efficiently
When it comes to supplier assessment, evaluation, audit, or appraisal, one of the most head-scratching problem would be how costly it would be: You have to gather the right resources who are capable to do the assessment effectively, make a schedule that works well for every party, gain the approval from your supplier, pinpoint the areas to be improved, and make sure the feedback is effective enough to reduce cost, lead time and drive supplier performance. So much to think about!
Medical Device Makers Grapple with European Regulatory Deadline, Says KPMG
With a 2020 deadline looming for the European Union’s Medical Device Regulation (MDR), regulatory affairs and quality leaders at medical device makers lack understanding of the new rules that govern the ability to sell products in one of the world’s largest markets, according to a survey by KPMG and the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS).The […]
AI Public Policy Key to Semiconductor Innovation and Growth
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving game-changing capabilities with huge impacts on our lives: self-driving cars, algorithms diagnosing cancers, accelerated drug development, voice-activated devices, self-healing digital grids and self-replicating robots. The list goes on as AI, like any technology breakthrough, harbors secrets to applications that extend beyond our imagination. With semiconductors at the heart of AI […]
IPC Announces 2019 Standards Committee Meeting Schedule
Because IPC APEX EXPO will be held in January for the next five years, IPC will move its standards development committee meetings normally scheduled in Fall to June in 2019. This decision follows a survey of the standards committees where respondents indicated they would prefer to hold in-person standards development meetings in the summer months […]
ECIA Presents 2018 North Star Award to Blair Haas
Atlanta, GA – ECIA North Star Award, the association’s highest leadership honor, was awarded to Blair Haas of Bud Industries. The Award was presented at the ECIA Executive Conference by Jeff Thomson, ECIA Board Chair and was highlighted with several anecdotes from Blair’s peers. For millennia, the North Star provided the navigational basis to those who sought to explore our […]