White Papers
A sampling of recent and classic white papers and published articles written by TFI consultants/analysts and Quarterly Forum Members. Return to this space often as these offerings will change regularly.
LeCroy Corporation and Celestica Look to TFI Quarterly Forum for best practices, enhanced customer-supplier relationships and better, more informed business decisions.
Teradyne, Blue Coat, and Inovar describe the benefits of leveraging Charlie Barnhart's Outsourcing Navigator Series financial analysis data
E-Certa Leverages Strategy, Research, and Industry Network to Deliver Supply Chain Sanity: A TFI Case Study
The 8 Most Common Myths about Earth-Responsible Business Practices And Some Myth-shattering Facts to Get Companies Thinking Green
By Pamela J. Gordon, TFI
Lean and Green: Environmental Strategies for Manufacturing Operations
By Pamela J. Gordon, TFI
How Lean and Green Is Your Organization? Take this Quiz to Find Out
By Pamela J. Gordon TFI
The Impact of Medical Applications on the Electronics Industry
By Charles Wade, TFI and Josephine Wade, RN, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, The University of Tennessee College of Nursing
The Challenge of Information Integrity for EMS/ODM Supplier Selection
By Jennifer Read TFI
Metrics, Chaos, and Relationships in Electronics Manufacturing Outsourcing
by Matt Chanoff TFI
Quarterly Forum Member White Papers
Fulfilling the Promise of Distributed Manufacturing
Co-authored by specialists within the SAP high- tech industry business unit (IBU) and Technology Forecasters Inc.
Fabless semiconductor companies gain supply chain excellence through distributed manufacturing
By Gregory Ertel, SAP
Choosing a Contract Manufacturer for Medical Devices
By Rich Smith, Sparton Medical Systems TFI
Electronic Signals: A Year into the EU WEEE Directive
By John Dickenson, AER Worldwide TFI
