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Workers who have dropped out of the labor force may take a few years to begin searching for work, Federal Reserve economists say in a paper offering insights into the health of a labor market that’s key to central bank policy. “In the current r…

New doubts whether China can overtake the U.S.A. this century as the world's largest economy. Richard Haass, president of the US Council of Foreign Relations, says the world may already be in the "second decade of another American century" without …

Please join me in welcoming Precision Technologies in our growing B2B marketplace! http://www.ventureoutsource.com/contract-manufacturing/ems-resources-directory/precision-technologies-inc/ Do you have experience as a customer or vendor working…

Please join me in welcoming LeeMAH Electronics in our B2B marketplace. LeeMAH serves the industrial, telecommunications, test and measurement, and industrial markets. Visit their Company listing below: http://www.ventureoutsource.com/contract-manu…

Kortek Electronics India has been accepted into our B2B marketplace. Please join me in welcoming Kortek which serves a wide range of consumer electronics products. The Company manufacturers for leading global OEMs like LG, Moser Baer, Videocon... T…

New factory orders (actual, adjusted for inflation and not seasonally adjusted), which is a broader measure than durable goods orders because it includes non-durables, dropped 3.3% on a year to year basis in March. It was the 5th straight year to y…

According to Morgan Stanley's Nikolaj Lippman and Luis Arcentales, "...a sustained manufacturing revival in the US - driven by some factors including a weaker US dollar and lower energy costs – will create a new competitor for the EM world, but a…

Some takeaways from a report courtesy of Michael Palma at IDC. Contact Michael directly, below: http://www.ventureoutsource.com/electronics-global-network/profile/michael-palma/ The EMS industry should generate revenues of $352B in 2012, up 4…

Prosthetics can't replicate the look and feel of lost limbs but they can carry a lot of personality. At TEDxCambridge, Scott Summit shows 3D-printed, individually designed prosthetic legs that are unabashedly artificial and completely personal -- f…

Hi, I'm Jay Rupani, VP and Sales Director at Precision Tech - Eprotos.com A One Stop Solution provider PCB and Turnkey PCB Assembly. We are a USA based company with Top quality offshore partners. An ISO 9001:2008 / ITAR Certified company serviin…

I am Neil Williams and glad to be a new memeber of this forum. Currently I am Sourcing Procurement Manager with a Japanese telecomms manufacturing MNC. I have extensive experience in international sourcing and procuremetn covering wide range of raw…

Do you know why Mexico is a better option for electronic manufacturing place?, check this links for more information: http://offshoregroup.com/podcast/electronics-manufacturing-services-china-vs-mexico-an-objective-comparison-for-mid-market-oems/ O…

I'm not sure why TED got their backs up since it was not a policy statement by any government leader. Consider: If rich people don't create jobs (and the various governments certainly don't - except for their own internal needs), then who does? …

Many retailers use FB Pages (internet) and Mobile (smartphone) messaging to get the message (specials/locatipons) out to their customers. They have a message and clearly younger consumers are now expecting this “barrage”. However, when sellin…

Survey of 600 executives in large / small manufacturing and retail companies by Deloitte Consulting reveals perceptions of the impacts and causes of supply chain risks. What is not surprising is the importance of supplier and customer relationships…

DARPA's four-legged Alpha Dog now moves on its own plus it can take voice commands. Soon it will be capable of traveling 20 miles in a 24-hour period without needing to refuel. Part of the Big Dog project, its been described as a robotic battlefiel…

Greetings! This is Sailor Ng from ACCA, which is an ISO 9001 & UL certified 2-10 layers rigid PCB manufacturer located in Pearl River Delta region of China, where is well known as the PCB industry centre of the world. ACCA is specialized in…

Its especially interesting looking at the countries in Asia. Plotting 200 countries over 200 years against 120,000 data points - all in four minutes. Today's world is considerably different from years ago.

Recent study says supply chain excellence (graph) is defined as getting the right product, to the right place, at the right time and at the right cost/price. Lora Cecere at Supply Chain Insights ran the study as an analysis across different vertica…

No doubt creative. Throwing more power at it, or making something go faster, is his solution to most problems. "Gravity is a mistake."