Freebenchmarking.com is a revolutionary electronic component price benchmarking service that enables millions in savings for electronics companies. It provides the most comprehensive component cost analysis unavailable from any other source, delivering part-specific pricing for a company's entire component spend. Run by Lytica Inc., it utilizes the world's largest database of pricing information to provide actionable target pricing in benchmarking reports that identify substantial potential savings against average and best-in-class pricing.
Freebenchmarking.com Gold and Silver reports are the industry standard for cost effective component price benchmarking. Start benefiting from this unprecedented source of market intelligence today
Bond Consulting Group provides consulting services to companies to help improve their operations and sales strategies. They have worked with clients in various industries including toy retail, jewelry manufacturing and distribution, industrial goods manufacturing, and tea retail. Their services include identifying cost savings opportunities, researching new distribution channels, benchmarking against competitors, and creating marketing plans and feasibility studies. They are currently looking to take on two new clients in January 2009.
This document outlines three steps to minimize market risk when developing new products: 1) Define strategic intent by understanding customer needs and how the product will be delivered; 2) Elicit market feedback through in-depth interviews to understand technical needs, perceived strengths/weaknesses, and buying factors; 3) Assess market potential through a quantitative survey to identify attractive market segments, price sensitivity, and how users make tradeoffs to avoid launch mistakes like over-engineering or under-pricing. Following these steps with choice-based conjoint analysis and price sensitivity simulations allows actionable insights to guide decisions around priorities, pricing, distribution, and positioning for successful product launches.
The document provides examples of distribution channels for different industries, including book publishing, medical devices, farming sensors, dental products, and online rentals. It outlines the key players in each channel, including publishers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, customers, OEMs, hospitals, clinics, farmers, landlords, property managers, and more. The examples illustrate how products and payments flow through different types of multi-level channels to reach end users.
In this presentation, we will have an overview on the various aspects of electronic market, a simplified structure of customer and supplier interaction, and also related models to online shopping. We will also talk about distribution architecture and interactive marketing process (pull & push marketing).
To know more about Welingkar School’s Distance Learning Program and courses offered, visit:
http://www.welingkaronline.org/distance-learning/online-mba.html
With the penetration of internet getting deeper by the day online shopping is gradually gaining momentum. Online shopping has several advantages some of them being sheer convenience, wider choice and better value. Management pundits have envisaged several models in online shopping. One of them is Brokers model. As per this model, the customer requests for goods by selecting the suppliers’ webpage, the supplier in turn solicits the details of the order, validates the credit card and checks the availability of goods. After this the supplier confirms the order with the customer and fulfills the same. This model is flawed owing to the fact that there is an oversimplification of interaction between customer and supplier. Further, Model 2 also called the customization model dwells on customer enjoying more choices. Model 3, also referred to as contact model talks of customer enjoying a higher bargaining power.
This document discusses distribution channels for new products and technologies. It provides examples of distribution channels across several industries, including books, medical devices, sensors, and travel. It also covers topics like how channels are compensated and the economics of different channel models like direct sales versus resellers. Customers and their preferences must be understood to determine the best channels to reach them. Both physical and virtual channels are discussed.
Freebenchmarking.com Gold and Silver reports are the industry standard for cost effective component price benchmarking. Start benefiting from this unprecedented source of market intelligence today
Bond Consulting Group provides consulting services to companies to help improve their operations and sales strategies. They have worked with clients in various industries including toy retail, jewelry manufacturing and distribution, industrial goods manufacturing, and tea retail. Their services include identifying cost savings opportunities, researching new distribution channels, benchmarking against competitors, and creating marketing plans and feasibility studies. They are currently looking to take on two new clients in January 2009.
This document outlines three steps to minimize market risk when developing new products: 1) Define strategic intent by understanding customer needs and how the product will be delivered; 2) Elicit market feedback through in-depth interviews to understand technical needs, perceived strengths/weaknesses, and buying factors; 3) Assess market potential through a quantitative survey to identify attractive market segments, price sensitivity, and how users make tradeoffs to avoid launch mistakes like over-engineering or under-pricing. Following these steps with choice-based conjoint analysis and price sensitivity simulations allows actionable insights to guide decisions around priorities, pricing, distribution, and positioning for successful product launches.
The document provides examples of distribution channels for different industries, including book publishing, medical devices, farming sensors, dental products, and online rentals. It outlines the key players in each channel, including publishers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, customers, OEMs, hospitals, clinics, farmers, landlords, property managers, and more. The examples illustrate how products and payments flow through different types of multi-level channels to reach end users.
In this presentation, we will have an overview on the various aspects of electronic market, a simplified structure of customer and supplier interaction, and also related models to online shopping. We will also talk about distribution architecture and interactive marketing process (pull & push marketing).
To know more about Welingkar School’s Distance Learning Program and courses offered, visit:
http://www.welingkaronline.org/distance-learning/online-mba.html
With the penetration of internet getting deeper by the day online shopping is gradually gaining momentum. Online shopping has several advantages some of them being sheer convenience, wider choice and better value. Management pundits have envisaged several models in online shopping. One of them is Brokers model. As per this model, the customer requests for goods by selecting the suppliers’ webpage, the supplier in turn solicits the details of the order, validates the credit card and checks the availability of goods. After this the supplier confirms the order with the customer and fulfills the same. This model is flawed owing to the fact that there is an oversimplification of interaction between customer and supplier. Further, Model 2 also called the customization model dwells on customer enjoying more choices. Model 3, also referred to as contact model talks of customer enjoying a higher bargaining power.
This document discusses distribution channels for new products and technologies. It provides examples of distribution channels across several industries, including books, medical devices, sensors, and travel. It also covers topics like how channels are compensated and the economics of different channel models like direct sales versus resellers. Customers and their preferences must be understood to determine the best channels to reach them. Both physical and virtual channels are discussed.
Webinar2 of 3 in a series: How Pricing and Licensing Helps Monetize SaaS Offe...Flexera
The document discusses how pricing and licensing can help monetize a software as a service (SaaS) offering. It covers how the overall pricing model affects key revenue metrics and potential revenue leaks. The webinar focuses on choosing the appropriate value metric, avoiding packaging traps, and how subscription and entitlement management can help monetize a SaaS offering. It provides examples and polls questions to engage participants.
This document contains examples of revenue models for different types of products and companies. It shows potential payment flows between parties in an optical equipment example, a bio-pharma example, and an OEM example. It then provides a proposed revenue model for a nitrate sensor product targeting small and large farms. Finally, it outlines experiments conducted and results on the manufacturing cost of various bio-based chemical intermediates.
Business Value Networks And Information Technology V5eamonnmccormick
The document discusses business value networks and leveraging TOGAF for enterprise architecture. It provides an overview of TOGAF and its use for developing enterprise architectures. It emphasizes focusing architecture efforts on delivering shareholder value through well-managed value networks. The document outlines understanding the business value network vision, developing the business value network architecture, and the key roles and execution process for a business value network model.
Bricks Matter Webinar Sponsored by KinaxisLora Cecere
Sharing of Insights on the Book Bricks Matter. The book Bricks Matter is a chronology of three decades of supply chain management and outlines how supply chain processes have driven improvements in productivity. Today, three decades later, many industries are stuck on a supply chain plateau. Growth has slowed, inventories are climbing and costs are rising. How can we use new forms of analytics to reverse this trend?
This document describes Cognicor's complaint automation solution. It uses artificial intelligence and natural language processing to automate over 50% of complaints, providing faster resolution. This reduces customer churn rates and complaint costs while increasing customer satisfaction. A case study shows potential 40% savings in costs and 55% retention of customer lifetime value for a sample company. Cognicor was founded in 2012 and uses AI technology from the IIIA-CSIC research institute to transform complaints resolution into a competitive advantage for companies.
Translating Pricing Theory into RealityJDA Software
Innovation combined with key pricing and revenue management disciplines will be crucial for turning ideas and technologies into actionable intelligence in 2013 and beyond. In this presentation, Suresh Acharya, VP of Product Management, JDA Software, provides an overview of revenue management and how media companies can apply innovative technologies and practices to turn upfront and scatter opportunities into profits.
The document discusses distribution channels and how companies can test hypotheses about selling their product through different channels. It examines key questions around how companies want to sell their product and how customers want to buy, covering various channel types like direct, retail, wholesale, and licensing. Different channel economics are explored through examples like book publishing that involve multiple players like publishers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers and end customers.
This document discusses customer value studies and their benefits. It explains that customer value studies measure the perceived value that companies provide customers compared to competitors. This helps identify attributes to improve or leverage for communication to increase market share, loyalty, and profitability. Customer value is determined by evaluating the costs and benefits of a product or service from the customer's perspective.
This document outlines strategies for electrical technology wholesalers to avoid falling into a commodity trap. It discusses segmenting the electrical technology market and implementing different supply chain approaches. The document recommends that wholesalers create strategic partnerships with installers, control the supply chain through exclusivity, and differentiate themselves through new earnings and business models like customer intimacy programs, product leadership, and offering total solutions. Lessons emphasize identifying an attractive market vision, a sustainable business model, best practices, and internal renewal power.
From distribution-channel-from-distribution-channel-to2569Bryk Miroslaw
The document discusses distribution systems and supply chain management. It defines distribution channels as systems of interdependent organizations that build value as products move through. Supply chain management involves coordinating flows of materials, information, and finances among channel members. E-business allows more efficient management of information flows. The document then discusses challenges like the bullwhip effect and how information technologies can help address them.
1. The document discusses frameworks for analyzing industries and competitors, including PESTEL, Porter's Five Forces, and game theory.
2. It covers topics like industry profitability, concentration, entry barriers, supplier/buyer power, rivalry, and substitution.
3. The purpose is to understand what determines industry profitability, how industries evolve, and how firms can formulate strategy based on this analysis.
Gathering competitive pricing information is a serious challenge in all industries, particularly so for those who serve B2B markets. This is because competitors' prices are an essential reference point for setting price for your own products. This webinar shares best practices for how companies collect, analyze, and make strategic decisions with competitive pricing intelligence. Learn how competitive pricing intelligence is getting more complicated, why typical data collection tools for pricing are not good enough, and how you can enhance your competitive pricing intelligence strategy.
Sustainability and efficiency can seem like conflicting objectives in logistics. This document discusses some practical ways to improve sustainability through local traffic control, bundling shipments, variable parking pricing, and real-time route guidance using algorithms. It also examines how to decide between alternatives that are cheap but slow versus fast but expensive and polluting. Modelling supply chain performance can help optimize for integrated and sustainable operations by analyzing key indicators under different scenarios.
Product Cost Analytics solution overviewSridhar Pai
The document discusses a product cost analytics solution from ConverBiz Technologies. It provides self-service reporting on product cost management data through pre-built dashboards. The solution allows assembly cost analysis, commodity analysis, supplier spend projection, and sourcing performance tracking. Sample dashboards show cost breakdowns, top cost drivers, and supplier spending charts. The solution is built on Oracle Product Lifecycle Analytics and integrates with Oracle Agile Product Cost Management.
Reading a paper on Attribute Based Planning may sound boring but this is a very important concept to understand if you want to become more efficient in your supply chain planning. Basically, you will learn how to treat your products like diamonds. Now that doesn't sound very boring.
Technical challenges of CVA implementation
Objectives of a CVA information system
Main technical challenges
Implementation use cases and lessons learnt
The document discusses Holiday Extras' reasons for moving to the cloud:
1) Cost savings - Moving to AWS cloud infrastructure reduced hosting costs from £500,000 to £120,000 annually.
2) Agility - The cloud allows for faster development and time to market for new features compared to traditional hosting.
3) Insight - Cloud services enable Holiday Extras to capture and analyze customer data to innovate and improve products.
The key principles for their cloud journey were to take a strategic approach by evaluating options like AWS vs Rackspace, and maintaining an openness to change as cloud technologies advanced.
Out systems for procurement outpartner value propositionExo Futures
We need to focus on our core business, not on our support processes
We need agile, yet well governed support processes, but can’t do it ourselves
We need to clean up our procurement, contracting and asset management
We need sustainable working deliverables from procurement, contracting and projects in general
We need to scale / expand geographically
We need more capacity and to ramp up in response to a market need or project resource constraint
Benefits:
Focus on the right stuff- generating revenue through great service and products – not just great support services
Get cost efficient and optimised support or shared services
Fully auditable, transparent procurement, contracting, asset management and delivery assurance
Governance without fuss, delay or constraint
Scalable
Geographically unbound
Leading practice currency including agile and lean practices
Value in Use Analysis for New Product IntroductionsJose Briones
This paper shows successful examples of companies selling products based on value. Quantification of value is critical to a successful product introduction and this paper provides a basic overview of the tools to measure it. In addition, a new tool, the Value Box is introduced to capture the value/price space and develop pricing strategy
الطريق لتقديم خدمات بنكية مستدامة عن طريق التكنولوجيا الخضراء أصبح ممكنا بما يضمن رفع كفاءة المبانى القائمة بنسبة 20%-30% حتى 50% فى بغض المبانى
The road to provide green banking is GREEN
Cooling Strategies for Efficiency – Techniques that Reduces YourEnergy Bill by 20-30% up to 50%
This document discusses software quality measurement and outlines an ecosystem and objectives for the Center for Information-Driven Quality (CISQ). The objectives are to:
1. Raise awareness of the challenge of IT software quality.
2. Develop standard, automatable measures and anti-patterns for evaluating software quality.
3. Promote global acceptance of quality standards in acquiring software.
4. Develop infrastructure like authorized assessors and conforming products.
Webinar2 of 3 in a series: How Pricing and Licensing Helps Monetize SaaS Offe...Flexera
The document discusses how pricing and licensing can help monetize a software as a service (SaaS) offering. It covers how the overall pricing model affects key revenue metrics and potential revenue leaks. The webinar focuses on choosing the appropriate value metric, avoiding packaging traps, and how subscription and entitlement management can help monetize a SaaS offering. It provides examples and polls questions to engage participants.
This document contains examples of revenue models for different types of products and companies. It shows potential payment flows between parties in an optical equipment example, a bio-pharma example, and an OEM example. It then provides a proposed revenue model for a nitrate sensor product targeting small and large farms. Finally, it outlines experiments conducted and results on the manufacturing cost of various bio-based chemical intermediates.
Business Value Networks And Information Technology V5eamonnmccormick
The document discusses business value networks and leveraging TOGAF for enterprise architecture. It provides an overview of TOGAF and its use for developing enterprise architectures. It emphasizes focusing architecture efforts on delivering shareholder value through well-managed value networks. The document outlines understanding the business value network vision, developing the business value network architecture, and the key roles and execution process for a business value network model.
Bricks Matter Webinar Sponsored by KinaxisLora Cecere
Sharing of Insights on the Book Bricks Matter. The book Bricks Matter is a chronology of three decades of supply chain management and outlines how supply chain processes have driven improvements in productivity. Today, three decades later, many industries are stuck on a supply chain plateau. Growth has slowed, inventories are climbing and costs are rising. How can we use new forms of analytics to reverse this trend?
This document describes Cognicor's complaint automation solution. It uses artificial intelligence and natural language processing to automate over 50% of complaints, providing faster resolution. This reduces customer churn rates and complaint costs while increasing customer satisfaction. A case study shows potential 40% savings in costs and 55% retention of customer lifetime value for a sample company. Cognicor was founded in 2012 and uses AI technology from the IIIA-CSIC research institute to transform complaints resolution into a competitive advantage for companies.
Translating Pricing Theory into RealityJDA Software
Innovation combined with key pricing and revenue management disciplines will be crucial for turning ideas and technologies into actionable intelligence in 2013 and beyond. In this presentation, Suresh Acharya, VP of Product Management, JDA Software, provides an overview of revenue management and how media companies can apply innovative technologies and practices to turn upfront and scatter opportunities into profits.
The document discusses distribution channels and how companies can test hypotheses about selling their product through different channels. It examines key questions around how companies want to sell their product and how customers want to buy, covering various channel types like direct, retail, wholesale, and licensing. Different channel economics are explored through examples like book publishing that involve multiple players like publishers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers and end customers.
This document discusses customer value studies and their benefits. It explains that customer value studies measure the perceived value that companies provide customers compared to competitors. This helps identify attributes to improve or leverage for communication to increase market share, loyalty, and profitability. Customer value is determined by evaluating the costs and benefits of a product or service from the customer's perspective.
This document outlines strategies for electrical technology wholesalers to avoid falling into a commodity trap. It discusses segmenting the electrical technology market and implementing different supply chain approaches. The document recommends that wholesalers create strategic partnerships with installers, control the supply chain through exclusivity, and differentiate themselves through new earnings and business models like customer intimacy programs, product leadership, and offering total solutions. Lessons emphasize identifying an attractive market vision, a sustainable business model, best practices, and internal renewal power.
From distribution-channel-from-distribution-channel-to2569Bryk Miroslaw
The document discusses distribution systems and supply chain management. It defines distribution channels as systems of interdependent organizations that build value as products move through. Supply chain management involves coordinating flows of materials, information, and finances among channel members. E-business allows more efficient management of information flows. The document then discusses challenges like the bullwhip effect and how information technologies can help address them.
1. The document discusses frameworks for analyzing industries and competitors, including PESTEL, Porter's Five Forces, and game theory.
2. It covers topics like industry profitability, concentration, entry barriers, supplier/buyer power, rivalry, and substitution.
3. The purpose is to understand what determines industry profitability, how industries evolve, and how firms can formulate strategy based on this analysis.
Gathering competitive pricing information is a serious challenge in all industries, particularly so for those who serve B2B markets. This is because competitors' prices are an essential reference point for setting price for your own products. This webinar shares best practices for how companies collect, analyze, and make strategic decisions with competitive pricing intelligence. Learn how competitive pricing intelligence is getting more complicated, why typical data collection tools for pricing are not good enough, and how you can enhance your competitive pricing intelligence strategy.
Sustainability and efficiency can seem like conflicting objectives in logistics. This document discusses some practical ways to improve sustainability through local traffic control, bundling shipments, variable parking pricing, and real-time route guidance using algorithms. It also examines how to decide between alternatives that are cheap but slow versus fast but expensive and polluting. Modelling supply chain performance can help optimize for integrated and sustainable operations by analyzing key indicators under different scenarios.
Product Cost Analytics solution overviewSridhar Pai
The document discusses a product cost analytics solution from ConverBiz Technologies. It provides self-service reporting on product cost management data through pre-built dashboards. The solution allows assembly cost analysis, commodity analysis, supplier spend projection, and sourcing performance tracking. Sample dashboards show cost breakdowns, top cost drivers, and supplier spending charts. The solution is built on Oracle Product Lifecycle Analytics and integrates with Oracle Agile Product Cost Management.
Reading a paper on Attribute Based Planning may sound boring but this is a very important concept to understand if you want to become more efficient in your supply chain planning. Basically, you will learn how to treat your products like diamonds. Now that doesn't sound very boring.
Technical challenges of CVA implementation
Objectives of a CVA information system
Main technical challenges
Implementation use cases and lessons learnt
The document discusses Holiday Extras' reasons for moving to the cloud:
1) Cost savings - Moving to AWS cloud infrastructure reduced hosting costs from £500,000 to £120,000 annually.
2) Agility - The cloud allows for faster development and time to market for new features compared to traditional hosting.
3) Insight - Cloud services enable Holiday Extras to capture and analyze customer data to innovate and improve products.
The key principles for their cloud journey were to take a strategic approach by evaluating options like AWS vs Rackspace, and maintaining an openness to change as cloud technologies advanced.
Out systems for procurement outpartner value propositionExo Futures
We need to focus on our core business, not on our support processes
We need agile, yet well governed support processes, but can’t do it ourselves
We need to clean up our procurement, contracting and asset management
We need sustainable working deliverables from procurement, contracting and projects in general
We need to scale / expand geographically
We need more capacity and to ramp up in response to a market need or project resource constraint
Benefits:
Focus on the right stuff- generating revenue through great service and products – not just great support services
Get cost efficient and optimised support or shared services
Fully auditable, transparent procurement, contracting, asset management and delivery assurance
Governance without fuss, delay or constraint
Scalable
Geographically unbound
Leading practice currency including agile and lean practices
Value in Use Analysis for New Product IntroductionsJose Briones
This paper shows successful examples of companies selling products based on value. Quantification of value is critical to a successful product introduction and this paper provides a basic overview of the tools to measure it. In addition, a new tool, the Value Box is introduced to capture the value/price space and develop pricing strategy
الطريق لتقديم خدمات بنكية مستدامة عن طريق التكنولوجيا الخضراء أصبح ممكنا بما يضمن رفع كفاءة المبانى القائمة بنسبة 20%-30% حتى 50% فى بغض المبانى
The road to provide green banking is GREEN
Cooling Strategies for Efficiency – Techniques that Reduces YourEnergy Bill by 20-30% up to 50%
This document discusses software quality measurement and outlines an ecosystem and objectives for the Center for Information-Driven Quality (CISQ). The objectives are to:
1. Raise awareness of the challenge of IT software quality.
2. Develop standard, automatable measures and anti-patterns for evaluating software quality.
3. Promote global acceptance of quality standards in acquiring software.
4. Develop infrastructure like authorized assessors and conforming products.
Achieving Market Dominance through Technology Leadership -Cascade Microtech, Inc. is the leading provider of advanced probing systems, non-memory probes and sockets, from design through production
This document discusses strategic sourcing and developing a globally integrated supply chain. It begins by outlining the benefits of strategic sourcing, such as rising profitability and competitive advantage. It then defines strategic and tactical, and discusses how sourcing is typically done incorrectly. The rest of the document provides information on developing a strategic global sourcing process, including spend analysis, goals alignment, and developing relationships with global suppliers. It emphasizes quality, product development, and project management in global sourcing.
The document discusses establishing metrics to measure data quality initiatives at Delphi by building an Information Quality Index to track attributes like missing, late, or inaccurate data across 5.96 million material master records and fields, extracting relevant data using SAP tools like QuickViewer to analyze data quality. It also covers monitoring business processes and information flows to simplify data and improve quality.
ULTRASOUND TO ASSESS USED BATTERIES TO ENHANCE PERFORMANCE/SAFETY OF SECOND LIFEDesignTeam8
Titan Advanced Energy Solutions is developing ultrasound technology to rapidly diagnose used batteries. Their goal is to unlock economic and environmental benefits across the battery industry. Their ultrasound-based Scorpion device can assess battery state of health and safety in seconds, much faster than existing methods, at a lower cost. This will enable better grading of used batteries for second-life applications. Titan is also creating a marketplace called Battago for trading used, diagnosed batteries to facilitate the circular economy for batteries.
This webinar presentation discusses quantifying value, including quantifying intangible value and value from bundled offers. The presentation is given by Ed Arnold and Roberto Rivera from LeveragePoint, a software company for value-based pricing. They discuss how to break down broad customer benefits into tangible impacts and economic value. Examples are provided of quantifying value for reliability, expertise, and bundled specialty and commodity catalyst offers for a large OEM customer. The next webinar in the series will focus on value modeling in the innovation process.
The document discusses 3D scanning systems and their applications in quality control, inspection, reverse engineering, and more. It provides examples of using different 3D scanners like COMET fringe projection and T-SCAN laser scanners for applications like comparing CAD data to scanned data, full surface inspections, analyzing engine parts, digitizing plastic components, and reverse engineering broken parts. It also highlights the features and uses of the portable COMET L3D fringe projection scanner for tasks such as first article inspection, mold maintenance, analysis, and inspection.
A presentation on what MRO customers are looking for in 2009. Includes demongraphics on how a company can judge has efficient and effective they are at buying MRO materials
The document discusses several topics related to the purchasing function including:
1. The responsibilities of the purchasing department to provide appropriate levels of supply, quality, and lowest total cost.
2. A case study about a company manager receiving an expensive gift from a supplier and the ethical issues involved.
3. Factors that affect make-or-buy decisions such as financial risks, marketing risks, manufacturing risks, and political risks.
“An Outlook of the Ongoing and Future Relationship between Blockchain Technologies and Process-aware Information Systems.” Invited talk at the joint workshop on Blockchain for Information Systems (BC4IS) and Blockchain for Trusted Data Sharing (B4TDS), co-located with with the 36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE), 3 June 2024, Limassol, Cyprus.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
GridMate - End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid...ThomasParaiso2
End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid regressions. In this session, we share our journey building an E2E testing pipeline for GridMate components (LWC and Aura) using Cypress, JSForce, FakerJS…
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
Dr. Sean Tan, Head of Data Science, Changi Airport Group
Discover how Changi Airport Group (CAG) leverages graph technologies and generative AI to revolutionize their search capabilities. This session delves into the unique search needs of CAG’s diverse passengers and customers, showcasing how graph data structures enhance the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated search results, mitigating the risk of “hallucinations” and improving the overall customer journey.
Goodbye Windows 11: Make Way for Nitrux Linux 3.5.0!SOFTTECHHUB
As the digital landscape continually evolves, operating systems play a critical role in shaping user experiences and productivity. The launch of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 marks a significant milestone, offering a robust alternative to traditional systems such as Windows 11. This article delves into the essence of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, exploring its unique features, advantages, and how it stands as a compelling choice for both casual users and tech enthusiasts.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
Enchancing adoption of Open Source Libraries. A case study on Albumentations.AIVladimir Iglovikov, Ph.D.
Presented by Vladimir Iglovikov:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/iglovikov/
- https://x.com/viglovikov
- https://www.instagram.com/ternaus/
This presentation delves into the journey of Albumentations.ai, a highly successful open-source library for data augmentation.
Created out of a necessity for superior performance in Kaggle competitions, Albumentations has grown to become a widely used tool among data scientists and machine learning practitioners.
This case study covers various aspects, including:
People: The contributors and community that have supported Albumentations.
Metrics: The success indicators such as downloads, daily active users, GitHub stars, and financial contributions.
Challenges: The hurdles in monetizing open-source projects and measuring user engagement.
Development Practices: Best practices for creating, maintaining, and scaling open-source libraries, including code hygiene, CI/CD, and fast iteration.
Community Building: Strategies for making adoption easy, iterating quickly, and fostering a vibrant, engaged community.
Marketing: Both online and offline marketing tactics, focusing on real, impactful interactions and collaborations.
Mental Health: Maintaining balance and not feeling pressured by user demands.
Key insights include the importance of automation, making the adoption process seamless, and leveraging offline interactions for marketing. The presentation also emphasizes the need for continuous small improvements and building a friendly, inclusive community that contributes to the project's growth.
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Freebenchmarking presentation
1. A revolutionary price
benchmarking service
for the electronics
industry
“A tool like Freebenchmarking.com is what
purchasing professionals dream about”
- Commodity Manager, Leading OEM
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2. What is Freebenchmarking.com?
A revolutionary electronic component price benchmarking
service – enabling millions of dollars in savings for many of
the world’s leading electronics companies
Component cost analysis unavailable from any other source
in the industry
The only benchmarking report that delivers part-specific
cost analysis for your entire component spend
A full range of commodities can be captured in the analysis
The ideal supplier negotiation tool that delivers real bottom
line savings with actionable target pricing
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3. Why Freebenchmarking.com?
The recognized global leader in component cost analysis
The world’s largest independent database of electronic
component pricing
Supporting many of the largest OEM and EMS companies
in the industry
No more guessing if your component pricing is competitive
Fast turnaround on reports – usually 5-7 business days
Industry-leading ROI for component price benchmarking data
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4. Lytica Inc. Overview
Lytica Inc. is the developer of Freebenchmarking.com
We are a leading supply chain services and consulting
company focused on electronic component cost reduction
Based in Ottawa, Canada
Founded by seasoned electronics industry executives
We serve a wide range of OEM and EMS customers
worldwide
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5. Lytica’s Five Key Differentiators
Freebenchmarking.com
- The global leader in electronic component cost analysis.
- The world’s largest independent database of current component pricing.
Advanced Component Engineering
- Alternate component sourcing and qualification
- End-of-life identification and recommendations
- Component database management and restructuring
- Component and mechanical design optimization
- Device failure analysis
Proven Cost Reduction Methodologies
- Fine tuned methodologies for engaging with Contract Manufacturers and OEM’s to deliver
accelerated cost reduction
Supplier Metrics & Risk Assessment
- Proprietary supplier metrics programs and risk assessment processes identify vulnerabilities, reduce
risk and enable cost savings
Independence
- We accept no fees or commissions from suppliers – our independence allows us to be completely
objective and uncompromised in our supply chain recommendations
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6. Lytica Leadership Team
Ken Bradley, President
- Former Chief Procurement Officer, Nortel Networks
- Board of Directors, Powerwave Technologies, SynQor Inc.
Tom McLeod, Vice-President, Engineering Services
- Former Head of R&D, Mitel Networks
Michel St. Jacques, Vice-President, Operations Services
- Former Vice-President, Supply Management, Nortel Advanced
Components
Rob Griffin, Vice-President, Sales & Marketing
- Former Global Sales/Business Development, Maxim Integrated
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7. Freebenchmarking.com
Freebenchmarking.com
The Global Leader in
Component Cost Analysis
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8. Unique Methodology
Analysis is based on exact MPN part matching of the entire
customer spend
Part matching against the world’s largest independent
database of current industry pricing
Confidential, contract based service
Customer data is never revealed and only used in aggregate
Each report contains:
- Detailed spend analysis by commodity
- Actionable target pricing specific to your bill of materials
- Complete EOL analysis and alternate source substitutions
- Component duplication analysis and savings
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9. Free Silver Report
Risk free way to “try before you buy”
– Total spend analysis by commodity against best-
in-class pricing
– Potential savings by eliminating coding
duplications
– Spend competitiveness rating
– Total number of single-source risks
– Total number of recommended substitutes for
single-source components
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10. Gold Report – Key Features
Price competitiveness
- Spend comparison against best-in-class and average pricing
- Spend comparison by commodity
- Detailed, actionable part specific Target Pricing
- Regional analysis – Americas, EMEA, Asia
- Price factors and negotiating leverage
- Detailed part specific Coding Duplication savings
Risk Assessment
- Full listing of single-source risks and recommended substitutions
Fees
- Single report - $5K
- 4 Report package (no time limit) - $18K
- Higher volume discounts – please contact sales
- Full money-back guarantee
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11. Example – Gold Report Executive Summary
Pricing Competitiveness Client Submitted Data Freebenchmarking.com Results
(Section 2.0)
Analyzed annual spend $502,817,702
Analyzed client parts 3,364
Matched parts 2535 (75.36%)
Commodity groups 9
Ranking 80 percentile
Price rating Competitive
Identified target price savings $25,153,652
Potential savings at “Best in Class” $61,408,364
Commodity Group Potential Savings by Commodity Extrapolated Savings at 100% Match
at “Best in Class” (Section 2.3)
CAPACITORS $34,843,820 $66,391,117
TRANSISTORS $9,936,487 $17,378,657
IC - MEMORY $6,120,568 $8,873,025
RESISTORS $3,810,015 $4,985,898
DIODES $2,545,168 $2,984,980
IC - LINEAR $1,625,028 $4,760,282
IC - STANDARD LOGIC $1,116,860 $2,654,862
BATTERIES $937,804 $2,031,286
CIRCUIT PROTECTION $472,612 $674,659
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12. Example – Gold Report Executive Summary
Coding Duplication Client Submitted Data Freebenchmarking.com Results
(Section 4.0)
Total duplicate coded parts 2,012
Potential savings by eliminating coding $47,851,541
duplications
Risk Assessment Client Submitted Data Freebenchmarking.com Results
(Section 5.0)
Analyzed client parts 3,364
Single sourced 2,072
Drop-in replacement devices 1,242
Unnecessary risk level - 59.9%
Replacement devices vs. total single
source
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13. Actionable Target Pricing
• We identify your least competitive pricing that represents the majority of cost
reduction opportunity
• We provide target prices that are set to ensure actionable, achievable savings
Commodity Customer Part Number Client Current Freebenchmarking Target
Minimum Price Recommended Price Savings
Target
Price
TRANSISTORS SAMPLEA1 $0.176800 $0.104926 $2,716,837
CAPACITORS SAMPLEB2 $0.015300 $0.009179 $2,578,165
CAPACITORS SAMPLEC3 $0.285760 $0.008119 $2,341,013
IC - MEMORY SAMPLED4 $0.660000 $0.262576 $2,050,708
CAPACITORS SAMPLEE5 $0.081100 $0.035744 $1,825,488
TRANSISTORS SAMPLEF6 $1.054900 $0.109019 $1,096,465
CAPACITORS SAMPLEG7 $0.087264 $0.052221 $820,006
CAPACITORS SAMPLEH8 $0.170910 $0.012650 $766,580
CAPACITORS SAMPLEI9 $0.001000 $0.000649 $674,369
DIODES SAMPLEJ10 $0.014000 $0.004954 $671,666
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14. Pricing Database - Cross Section
Worlds largest independent database of component pricing
Current pricing information from many industry-leading
OEM and EMS companies
Average age of data is 3 months, maximum age is 6 months
Over 40% of companies have revenues >$1B
All electronics commodities – Semiconductor, Passives,
Magnetics, Interconnect, Opto, Batteries and more
5000+ component suppliers
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18. Global Interest in Freebenchmarking.com
• 116 Countries
• 1,203 Cities
Source: Google analytics, November 22, 2011
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19. Client Results – Single Gold Report
Client 1: Tier 1 EMS Client 2: Tier 1 OEM
Results: $191M in potential savings Results: $43M in potential savings
Client 3: Tier 2 EMS Client 4: Tier 2 OEM
Results: $11.8M in potential savings Results: $12.8M in potential savings
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20. iSuppli Feature Comparison
Freebenchmarking.com™ iSuppli
Gold Report Component
Price Tracker™
Detailed line by line
price analysis
Price tracking by
sample part descriptions
World’s largest independent
database of component pricing
External monthly market price
surveys
Detailed price analysis by
Manufacturer Part Number
Price ranges High/Average/Low
Actionable recommended Target
Pricing
Separate spend and price
analysis
Regional analysis
Detailed customer specific
regional analysis
Savings from customer
coding duplications
Analysis against best-in-class
and average pricing
Annual service – Monthly
surveys
Fully flexible report based
service – 7 day delivery
Risk assessment includes:
-Second Source alternatives
-End-Of-Life risks
Price factors & negotiating
leverage
Full money-back guarantee
Industry leading ROI
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21. Wide Industry Exposure & Media Interest
"This is a great methodology, and a very useful tool
for procurement professionals." More on Pricing:
Can Benchmarking Help End the Secrecy?
Kevin Melia, Former VP Operations & CFO November, 2010
Sun Microsystems
Freebenchmarking.com - A Revolutionary
Price Benchmarking Service for Electronic
Components – October 2010
"Your team has hit a home run with
Freebenchmarking.com. Long time coming
and worth the wait from my perspective." Lytica Gives Product Designers a Hand
With Electronic Component Cost Estimator – January 2012
Steve Smith, Senior Director
Supply Chain Management Component benchmarking service for OEMs
gauges price competitiveness – October 2010
Enabler Tech, Paxcell and Cariken to drive major
"Lytica and the services offered through market expansion of Freebenchmarking.com
Freebenchmarking.com are effective in driving cost across North America – January 2011
reduction. Lytica has helped Mitel improve margins by
enabling significant cost reduction in our supply chain
over the last several years" BusinessWire - Lytica Inc. to exhibit at 2012
International CES
Michel Leduc, VP Operations
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22. Contact Us
Freebenchmarking.com is For sales & support:
a division of Lytica Inc. Canada & USA
200-308 Legget Drive 1.877.330.9698
Kanata, Ontario, Canada International Calls:
K2K 1Y6 1-613.270.9698
Rob Griffin Email:
Vice-President support@freebenchmarking.com
Sales & Marketing
rob_griffin@lytica.com
+613.271.1414 ext. 236
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