Archive for December, 2007
A Glimpse at the Domestic US Board Business
Friday, December 21st, 2007Back in the late 1990s I worked for a division of Flextronics in Austin, TX. Our office was located next door to the Multek Austin PCB fabrication facility. Multek, which was itself a division of Flex, had purchased the Austin board house from IBM, which was in the midst of an aggressive divestiture program. The [...]
Which Sourcing Directory Do You Prefer?
Thursday, December 6th, 2007We have already done a brief review of ThomasNet. In future articles we will review some of the other available sourcing directories such as:
Wand
Globalspec
Goliath
Please use the comment function at the end of this article to help us build a more complete listing of the directory services. We will then review each one to better understand [...]
Sourcing Directories - Thomas Register Electrified
Thursday, December 6th, 2007There are times when buyers face a purchasing dilemma and need to quickly find sources for products or services. We all have a personal network of contacts when needs arise, but there are times when our personal network needs to be expanded. What are some of the best resources available for finding vendors for products [...]