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BONUS - What's the SCOOP - 2022 Trends with Jürgen Thurner

EMS@C-LEVEL · 16 Dec 2021 · 12m

What this episode covers

Jürgen Thurner, Principal Consultant at xpts4xlnc, outlines three critical trends for the electronics manufacturing industry in 2022: the persistence of supply chain bottlenecks due to a potential bullwhip effect, the regulatory pressure of the German Supply Chain Act and European Green Deal, and the rise of Cybercrime as a Service (CCaaS). Thurner warns that while component shortages may ease, over-ordering for safety stocks will create volatility, and companies must urgently address sustainability metrics and ransomware vulnerabilities.

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xpts4xlnc, Koh Young, TTI
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German Supply Chain Act, European Green Deal

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