Presentations & Papers
A sampling of recent and classic white papers, published articles and presentations produced by TFI consultants/analysts and clients.
"Strategically Meeting Environmental Requirements for Electronic Products," delivered by Pamela J. Gordon at the West Coast Auditing Roundtable (an event for environment, health, and safety auditors), San Francisco, July 27, 2010.
TFI's latest White Paper predicts a brand new organizational structure for high-tech companies, based on Lean and Green principles.
Opening Address on Environmental Sustainability. Slides accompanying Pamela Gordon's keynote presentation at February 2009 conference, Green Manufacturing: Business Strategies for Sustainability (Anaheim, California, USA)
Excerpts from Pamela Gordon's keynote presentation at the conference, Green Manufacturing: Business Strategies for Sustainability, held in September 2008 in Rosemont, Illinois, USA
Excerpts from Pamela Gordon's keynote presentation at the Auditing Roundtable conference, held in June 2008 in San Francisco.
LeCroy Corporation and Celestica Look to TFI Quarterly Forum for best practices, enhanced customer-supplier relationships and better, more informed business decisions.
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
