Join regulatory expert representatives of the industry-recognized EIATRACK service on this one-hour briefing where speakers will share best practices in product stewardship as well as provide an update on key legal developments expected in 2011.
Original event date: 3-30-11
Sustainability and Footprint are words heard frequently in boardroom discussions. How can organizations get immediate value using tools and technologies that can add real value to business processes, reduce costs generally, whilst delivering a range of environmentally friendly solutions, compliance with sustainability, and compelling value for the Brand? Read this presentation for the latest information.
The Hawaii Undersea Military Munitions Assessment (HUMMA) is multi-phase program undertaking the unique challenge of characterizing a historic deep-water (500 to 2,000 foot deep) chemical munitions disposal site to determine the potential impact of the ocean environment on sea-disposed munitions and of sea-disposed munitions on the ocean environment and those that use it. This program, which began in 2007 and is entering its final phase, involves the orchestration of a multidisciplinary team—historians, oceanographers, marine geophysicists and geochemists, environmental scientists, and biologists from academia, industry and government—and a variety of sophisticated equipment to accomplish a wide array of research objectives during short-duration and high-intensity field deployments. To date, the HUMMA team has achieved a series of programmatic successes, facilitated technology transfers and documented lessons learned that can be applied to investigations of underwater munitions sites worldwide.
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The product range offered by us consist of thermoplastic pipes, fittings, sheets, profiles and roto moulded products which are made from PE, PVDF, PP/PPH, PPFR, HIPS, PPA and PP conductive grade materials. These pipes and allied products are highly demanded in chemical process industries, waste water management plants and pharmaceutical industries. Owing to their mechanical & thermal stability, sturdy construction, resistance against leakage and longer serving life, these pipes and allied products are highly demanded in the market.
Sustainability and Footprint are words heard frequently in boardroom discussions. How can organizations get immediate value using tools and technologies that can add real value to business processes, reduce costs generally, whilst delivering a range of environmentally friendly solutions, compliance with sustainability, and compelling value for the Brand? Read this presentation for the latest information.
The Hawaii Undersea Military Munitions Assessment (HUMMA) is multi-phase program undertaking the unique challenge of characterizing a historic deep-water (500 to 2,000 foot deep) chemical munitions disposal site to determine the potential impact of the ocean environment on sea-disposed munitions and of sea-disposed munitions on the ocean environment and those that use it. This program, which began in 2007 and is entering its final phase, involves the orchestration of a multidisciplinary team—historians, oceanographers, marine geophysicists and geochemists, environmental scientists, and biologists from academia, industry and government—and a variety of sophisticated equipment to accomplish a wide array of research objectives during short-duration and high-intensity field deployments. To date, the HUMMA team has achieved a series of programmatic successes, facilitated technology transfers and documented lessons learned that can be applied to investigations of underwater munitions sites worldwide.
0601040 identification and assessment of acoustic barriers Supa Buoy
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This is supa bouy
I am a mentor, Friend for all Management Aspirants, Any query related to anything in Management, Do write me @ supabuoy@gmail.com.
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Supa Bouy
The product range offered by us consist of thermoplastic pipes, fittings, sheets, profiles and roto moulded products which are made from PE, PVDF, PP/PPH, PPFR, HIPS, PPA and PP conductive grade materials. These pipes and allied products are highly demanded in chemical process industries, waste water management plants and pharmaceutical industries. Owing to their mechanical & thermal stability, sturdy construction, resistance against leakage and longer serving life, these pipes and allied products are highly demanded in the market.
Solutions that Integrate – BioCompatic: A Robust USP Class VI Silicone Altern...NorthwireCable
This White Paper from cable engineering company Northwire, Inc. and precision cable connector leader LEMO, discusses BioCompatic - their new, durable USP Class VI alternative to the silicone jacketed cable. Ideal for use in medical applications and beyond, BioCompatic highlights R&D advancements and next-generation technology offered by LEMO and Northwire in their pursuit of 100% reliability, extended life cycle, and safety in cables and connectors.
The public often perceive nuclear power production as cutting-edge technology, a high-tech world where state-of-the-art science meets industrial innovation. However insiders may take a different view, seeing instead a conservative industry hindered by a fondness for old technologies, reluctant to embrace innovations while struggling under the burden of equipment obsolescence. In this interview Bill Henwood shares his views.
Standards in oil, gas and petrochemical industryNaeim Abdou
In oil, gas and petrochemical industry, internationally recognized standards e.g. API, ASME, ASTM, ISO, NACE, DIN, IEC,IEEE, ISA and NFPA are adopted and representing the minimum threshold among concerned parties.
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directivezenryaku
The Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive or RoHS, sometimes prounounced 'ross' or 'rose' depending on which manufacturer or distributor you are talking to or in what country.
RoHS is a European Union (EU) directive and came into effect on 1 July 2006. The EU has banned the use of six environmentally unfriendly materials from nearly all new electrical and electronics products developed for the European market.
Who cares?
In this presentation I consider why it does matter from the point of view of a manufacturer of electronics products, and from the point of view of you and I, i.e. consumers of electrical and electronics products and the public at large.
Environmental Compliance - Today And TomorrowSebastian Nowak
A look at today\'s environmental compliance challenges, what the future holds in store, and how the TUV Rheinland Compliance Platform can help you to avoid potential risks.
Introduction to the EU REACH Program and California’s Green Chemicals Initiative - REACH & Beyond: Workshop on the Changing Nature of Chemicals Management - December 15, 2008, Sunnyvale, California
Maximize Compliance & Cost Savings with Environmental Preventative MaintenanceTriumvirate Environmental
This presentation addresses the various drivers for environmental PM, as well as best practices for implementing an inspection-based PM program and calendar. Find out who the regulators are and how to ensure compliance with these cost-saving techniques.
Solutions that Integrate – BioCompatic: A Robust USP Class VI Silicone Altern...NorthwireCable
This White Paper from cable engineering company Northwire, Inc. and precision cable connector leader LEMO, discusses BioCompatic - their new, durable USP Class VI alternative to the silicone jacketed cable. Ideal for use in medical applications and beyond, BioCompatic highlights R&D advancements and next-generation technology offered by LEMO and Northwire in their pursuit of 100% reliability, extended life cycle, and safety in cables and connectors.
The public often perceive nuclear power production as cutting-edge technology, a high-tech world where state-of-the-art science meets industrial innovation. However insiders may take a different view, seeing instead a conservative industry hindered by a fondness for old technologies, reluctant to embrace innovations while struggling under the burden of equipment obsolescence. In this interview Bill Henwood shares his views.
Standards in oil, gas and petrochemical industryNaeim Abdou
In oil, gas and petrochemical industry, internationally recognized standards e.g. API, ASME, ASTM, ISO, NACE, DIN, IEC,IEEE, ISA and NFPA are adopted and representing the minimum threshold among concerned parties.
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directivezenryaku
The Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive or RoHS, sometimes prounounced 'ross' or 'rose' depending on which manufacturer or distributor you are talking to or in what country.
RoHS is a European Union (EU) directive and came into effect on 1 July 2006. The EU has banned the use of six environmentally unfriendly materials from nearly all new electrical and electronics products developed for the European market.
Who cares?
In this presentation I consider why it does matter from the point of view of a manufacturer of electronics products, and from the point of view of you and I, i.e. consumers of electrical and electronics products and the public at large.
Environmental Compliance - Today And TomorrowSebastian Nowak
A look at today\'s environmental compliance challenges, what the future holds in store, and how the TUV Rheinland Compliance Platform can help you to avoid potential risks.
Introduction to the EU REACH Program and California’s Green Chemicals Initiative - REACH & Beyond: Workshop on the Changing Nature of Chemicals Management - December 15, 2008, Sunnyvale, California
Maximize Compliance & Cost Savings with Environmental Preventative MaintenanceTriumvirate Environmental
This presentation addresses the various drivers for environmental PM, as well as best practices for implementing an inspection-based PM program and calendar. Find out who the regulators are and how to ensure compliance with these cost-saving techniques.
Top 5 Environmental Compliance Issues for Engineers and ManagersAll4 Inc.
Sally Atkins presents, "Top 5 Environmental Compliance Issues for Engineers and Managers", which covers the compliance issues facility engineers and managers are responsible for handling.
Reduce Your Office Paper Waste with 4 Quick and Easy Steps eFax
Discover all the ways that you can reduce paper waste in your office environment! From simply printing double sided to saving all of your documents online rather than in physical file folders, there are many ways that you can reduce waste and cost for your company, while protecting the environment.
Outdoor air pollution kills more than 3.5 million people across the world every year, and causes health problems, from asthma to heart disease, for many more. This is costing OECD societies plus China and India an estimated USD 3.5 trillion a year in terms of the value of lives lost and ill health, and the trend is rising. But how much of the cost of those deaths and health problems is due to pollution from cars, trucks and motorcycles on our roads? Initial evidence suggests that in OECD countries, road transport is likely responsible for about half the USD 1.7 trillion total.
Based on extensive new epidemiological evidence since the 2010 Global Burden of Disease study, and OECD estimates of the Value of Statistical Life, The Cost of Air Pollution provides evidence that the health impacts of air pollution are about four times greater than previously estimated and the economic costs much higher than previously thought.
These Highlights outline the key messages in the report.
Although the labor cost per-hour is significantly less when offshored, additional costs are incurred which can make the overall cost prohibitive. Onshore solutions present a viable alternative that yields additional benefits to the community and the client.
Oecd 2014 material resources policy highlights webOECD Environment
Establishing a resource efficient economy is central to achieving green growth. It involves improving resource productivity and putting in place policies that ensure a sustainable resource and materials management building on the principle of the 3Rs — reduce, reuse and recycle, and encouraging more sustainable consumption patterns.
The Impact of Data in the Oil and Gas IndustryNetApp
Worldwide demand for oil and gas is growing; it’s expected to reach over 94 million barrels per day by the end of 2015.1 In response, most companies in the oil and gas industry plan to invest the same amount or more in digital technologies now and in the future.2 Digital technologies can help companies reach remote sources of oil and gas at efficient costs, while continuing to enhance environmental safeguards, operational safety, reliability, and security.
Find out how NetApp can help energy, oil and gas industries manage big data to optimize production and maximize profits with energy data management: http://www.netapp.com/us/solutions/industry/energy/
As your handprint grows your footprint shrinks.
The handprint gives you a positive value, not a negative. This is motivation to find ways to make it bigger. And it’s a positive story to tell the world. Read more > http://bit.ly/GrowYourHandprint
How Volkswagen Mocked Corporate Social Responsibility: “Diesel Gate” Outs Sus...Sage HR
How Volkswagen Mocked Corporate Social Responsibility:
“DieselGate” Outs Sustainable Business Sham
In September 2015, the automotive industry played witness to the largest scandal among its ranks in recent history, as Volkswagen was caught cheating with its pants down. The German car manufacturer had recently overtaken Toyota in sales, in the first half of 2015, to establish itself as the leader of the global car market. Though, this shouldn't have been a surprise to anyone, since VW was largely leading the automotive industry in terms of revenues, profits, and assets even in 2013.
The world was left with jaws agape in early September, as the German giant admitted to placing “cheat” software in roughly 11 million of its diesel-engined cars worldwide. Carried out since 2009 onwards, this subterfuge was perpetrated in an effort to deceive pollutant emissions testing in developed markets like US and EU. As investigations into the fraud continue, the primary reason seems to be that Volkswagen did not wish to install a Urea-based exhaust system marketed as AdBlue – roughly $336 per unit – into the “clean diesel” engines which they'd spent years developing for their 2009 models. In-house testing into the engines revealed that they emitted roughly 35 to 40 times the amount of nitrogen oxide, linked to smog, acid rain, asthma, and other illnesses, above the limits allowed by clean air legislation in developed nations.
Suddenly, the car manufacturer was faced with two options – go back to the drawing board and miss out on the 2009 car season, or spend exorbitant amounts of money to fix the problem by retro-fitting their engines with AdBlue. They chose option three – cheat through a “defeat device” software. Ironically, the test which ultimately uncovered the deception was carried out by independent American researchers – working for an NGO, rather than the EPA or other bigwig agencies – to show their European counterparts that diesel engines can be used with cleaner emissions. Despite their published efforts coming to light in 2014, however, the EPA was unable to make Volkswagen admit to the cheat till September 2015 – after threatening to withhold approval for VW's and Audi's 2016 diesel models.
Now, after having lost its CEO in the wake of the scandal alongwith almost a fifth of its share value, Volkswagen is looking at criminal investigations from the US and Chinese governments, a legal penalty for $18 billion for the roughly 482,000 cars it sold in US, and class-action lawsuits from owners of post-2009 VW Jetta, Golf, Beetle, and Passat, as well as similar Audi diesel models. Even though the firm has set aside roughly $7.3 billion to deal with this scandal, early projections show that this amount may be grossly insufficient.
By now, we're sure that you have a flood of unanswered questions – What are these “defeat devices”? How do they affect the car's performance?
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Risk-Based Qualification of X-Ray Sterilization for Single-Use SystemsMilliporeSigma
Watch the presentation of this webinar here: https://bit.ly/3vQf0qv
In the single-use bioprocess industry, X-ray irradiation warrants consideration as an alternate sterilization technology. Using a risk-based qualification testing strategy is important when evaluating and implementing equivalent ionizing irradiation sterilization methods.
The urgent need for life-saving therapies as a result of the global pandemic has reinforced the criticality of flexibility in pharmaceutical manufacturing, including sterilization. The single-use bioprocess industry traditionally has employed gamma irradiation sterilization. X-ray irradiation is being considered as an additional sterilization technology for business and supply continuity. We will share a risk-based qualification testing strategy including Extractables and data generated to support comparability of gamma irradiation and X-ray irradiation as equivalent ionizing irradiation sterilization methods.
In this webinar, you will learn about:
• The comparison of gamma and X-ray irradiation sterilization
• A risk-based qualification test strategy
• Data evaluation of gamma versus X-ray sterilized single-use components
Presented by:
Monica Cardona,
Global Senior Program Manager
Paul Killian, Ph.D.,
R&D Director, Analytical Technologies
Risk-Based Qualification of X-Ray Sterilization for Single-Use SystemsMerck Life Sciences
Watch the presentation of this webinar here: https://bit.ly/3vQf0qv
In the single-use bioprocess industry, X-ray irradiation warrants consideration as an alternate sterilization technology. Using a risk-based qualification testing strategy is important when evaluating and implementing equivalent ionizing irradiation sterilization methods.
The urgent need for life-saving therapies as a result of the global pandemic has reinforced the criticality of flexibility in pharmaceutical manufacturing, including sterilization. The single-use bioprocess industry traditionally has employed gamma irradiation sterilization. X-ray irradiation is being considered as an additional sterilization technology for business and supply continuity. We will share a risk-based qualification testing strategy including Extractables and data generated to support comparability of gamma irradiation and X-ray irradiation as equivalent ionizing irradiation sterilization methods.
In this webinar, you will learn about:
• The comparison of gamma and X-ray irradiation sterilization
• A risk-based qualification test strategy
• Data evaluation of gamma versus X-ray sterilized single-use components
Presented by:
Monica Cardona,
Global Senior Program Manager
Paul Killian, Ph.D.,
R&D Director, Analytical Technologies
Sustainable Supply Chains - Being Aware of the Current Requirements.pdfraj takhar
Review of current state and emerging requirements on sustainable supply chains.
The presentation focused on key themes from the worlds of Product Compliance (product safety and the identification of hazardous chemicals), through to the transition towards modern state Environmental, Social and corporate Governance (ESG), which is becoming increasingly focused towards factual evidence based data reporting, where data needs to be validated at the product level, rather than current state corporate organisational level.
The presentation also looked into 'Greenwashing' as it is a key driver for emerging requirements for evidence based data which is now being demanded by consumers, NGO's and regulators.
Assent would like to thank all participants in the room, who came from a wide range of industrial sectors for the excellent interactive discussion which took place.
IHS Material Price Outlook: A 2014 Buyer’s GuideIHS
Where are prices headed? How can I reach cost savings targets amidst volatile commodity markets?
The cost of raw material is hitting the bottom line of organizations across all industries around the world pushing the price of material inputs to one of the top five global business risks in the Lloyd’s Risk Index, climbing three spots since 2011.
Amidst today’s global economic uncertainty and volatile commodity markets, organizations are increasingly focused on finding ways to reduce material costs. Having an effective procurement strategy that drives Operational Excellence is critical to reaching cost savings targets.
During budget planning, using last year’s escalation rate can be a mistake in volatile markets, and broad measures like the CPI fail to capture the individual components that make up the category spend. Join this 1-hour webcast to obtain price forecasts and cost insight directly from leading economists and industry analysts to derive your 2014 purchasing strategy, minimize material costs and achieve a competitive advantage.
Gain answers to questions, including:
-Steel: Are low prices the double-edged sword that threaten your supply chain?
-Energy and Chemicals: When will chemicals and plastics buyers see benefits from advantaged natural gas costs in the United States?
-Nonferrous metals: What is the two-year pricing outlook?
Global Construction Outlook: Wage Growth, Labor Shortages and Implications IHS
According to a 2012 industry survey, 34 percent of employers reported difficulty filling jobs, up from 30 percent of employers in 2009. In addition, many countries are experiencing double-digit wage growth, resulting in cost overruns, project delays, and cancellations.
Understanding the drivers of wage growth can allow cost estimators to identify potential skills shortages and plan accordingly. Join this 1-hour webcast where IHS Economists will analyze the current labor market and provide insights to help you understand current and future pressures.
The presentation will answer questions, including:
- What are the primary drivers of wage growth?
- What does the future hold for these wage drivers?
- Which regions will experience the greatest inflation rates?
- What industries will experience the most CAPEX growth?
- Where can you expect strong wage growth?
- What is the global labor cost outlook?
A recording of this presentation can be viewed here: http://www.slideshare.net/ihs_supplychain/ihs-webcast-global-construction-outlook-wage-growth-labor-shortages-and-implications
Counterfeiting and Semiconductor Value Chain Economics - COG 2013, Mr. Rory KingIHS
Supply Chain Risk Insight into Market Sense and Respond Actions of Counterfeiters
Rory King
Global Director, Supply Chain, IHS Inc.
Counterfeit parts have proliferated dramatically in recent years, presenting huge challenges for electronics manufacturing and specifically military and aerospace application. This session will offer unique new market trends, observations, and best practices on the issue of economics, semiconductor value chains, obsolescence, counterfeit electronics, and market impacts such as fact-based insight into market indicators like correlation among counterfeits, semiconductor factory utilization, component obsolescence, semiconductor availability, price volatility, and supply-and-demand equilibrium.
Resilient Supply Chains: How to Dynamically Manage Risk, Opportunity, and Bus...IHS
Supply chain disruptions are occurring at an alarming rate. An unrelenting barrage of man-made risk and natural disasters has made a profound and highly-visible impact on many global operations. Despite immediate attention on short term recovery, companies affected experience sustained, long-term impacts to share price, shareholder value, and operating performance.
Companies can no longer afford to be unprepared for the inevitability of disruption. As simple players within large, globally-integrated supply chains, they must become resilient to the volatile factors threatening sustained performance. And, resilience will only be achieved when companies master the ability to sense and respond to changes -- before they occur.
Join this 1-hour webcast where IHS experts will discuss supply chain risk and outline the importance of becoming resilient:
Who is at risk from supply chain disruption?
What does it mean to be resilient?
Where do traditional approaches to risk fail?
Why are leaders re-tooling their super-lean supply chains?
How can your organization sense and respond to change?
A recording of this presentation can be viewed here: http://www.slideshare.net/ihs_supplychain/resilient-supply-chains-how-to-dynamically-manage-risk-opportunity-and-business-continuity-25924392
Quantifying Sourcing Risk: Building Commodity Risk Ratings to Mitigate Geopol...IHS
Do you know the drivers of commodity volatility? Do you know the impact of conflict minerals regulations on supply and demand?
Commodity volatility and materials risk have plagued buyers in recent years, and today’s volatility is felt throughout the supply chain to a greater degree and at a greater speed than in previous decades.
oin IHS for this 1-hour webcast where experts will discuss quantifying supply chain risk with specific focus on commodity risk, country risk, and compliance risk. They will outline the importance of having supply chain intelligence to address topics including:
- Quantification of risk: understanding the interaction between concentration of production and political instability
- Comparing commodities: evaluation of different commodities to identify the relationship between inputs, high risk, and volatility of price
- Regulatory risk: current impact of conflict minerals regulations on material pricing and availability
A recording of this presentation can be viewed here: http://www.slideshare.net/ihs_supplychain/quantifying-sourcing-risk-building-commodity-risk-ratings-to-mitigate-geopolitical-uncertainty-commodity-volatility-and-conflict-minerals-risk-26064687
Improve your Negotiating Position & Achieve Cost Savings with Supplier Cost I...IHS
Suppliers are always quick to point to higher input costs, but when was the last time a supplier awarded you with lower prices?
When negotiating price, there’s no better position you can be in than one of an informed buyer with a complete understanding of your suppliers cost structures. Join IHS for this 1-hour webcast, to obtain best practices for improving your negotiating position with suppliers. We will highlight key commodities which have seen falling prices in the past six months, and look at ways to highlight these declines with your suppliers. Learn how to take advantage of falling prices in key cost components to improve your negotiating position.
A recording of this presentation can be viewed here: http://www.slideshare.net/ihs_supplychain/improve-your-negotiating-position-achieve-cost-savings-with-supplier-cost-insight-improve-contract-negotiations
For years, labor rates have been the primary advantage Chinese manufacturers have benefited from, however, wage rates in China are growing at an accelerated rate, with some reports indicating they will surpass rates in Mexico and other developing countries very soon.
What does this mean for your supply chain? Should you be concerned?
A recording of this presentation can be viewed here: http://www.slideshare.net/ihs_supplychain/when-will-china-lose-its-lowcost-edge
Commodities Through 2013: Buying Opportunities, or Buyer Beware? IHS
As the reigning global economic uncertainty continues, companies are busy setting their budgets and planning for 2013. It is critical to know what you’ll pay for key commodities, raw materials and other cost inputs and how the reining global demand and supply balances will impact prices. The IHS Pricing and Purchasing service supports our clients by providing key buying insights and market advice for more effective planning and procurement decisions. In these volatile times, ensure you know the whole picture to eliminate risks and identify opportunities. Ensure your company has the power of perspective that IHS brings to our clients each and every day.
View recording here: http://www.slideshare.net/ihs_supplychain/commodities-through-2013-buying-opportunity-or-buyer-beware
From Subscriber to Silicon: Why end-to-end technology value chain insight is ...IHS
How do technology adoption trends impact the entire supply chain? What future opportunities are shaping today's raw materials, semiconductors, and displays?
It's a brave new world where "everything technology" is a common denominator for an otherwise uncommon explosion in disruptive innovations, shifting consumer behaviors, and volatile swings in supply and demand that reverberate throughout all technology-consuming markets. As the downstream battle for subscribers intensifies, the upstream battle for the silicon, intellectual property, and raw materials that are increasingly used within automotive, medical, industrial, and other sectors is just as fierce.
While most savvy organizations understand the interconnected nature of the supply chain, many also lack a fundamental understanding of the issues that will impact them most.
Join IHS and Supply & Demand Chain Executive as they share insights into some of the top issues impacting technology, media, and telecommunications value chains. They will raise questions to key issues like the future of pay-TV and how this impacts set-top boxes, software platforms, mobile devices, network operators, and chip production. They will outline the importance of having supply chain intelligence from "subscriber to silicon" by addressing such topics as:
How do technology adoption trends impact the entire supply chain?
How is the consumer having such a major impact on operator strategies and subscribers?
What future opportunities are shaping today's raw materials, semiconductors, and displays?
How are themes like higher resolution, touch, or interface adoption driving the supply chain?
How are pay-TV, smart technology, and other ecosystems disrupting adjacent markets?
Who are the winners and losers and why should you care?
Rapidly changing upstream and downstream events shape today's technology landscape, the effects of which can create immediate winners and losers in the supply chain. Don't miss this chance to learn the importance of understanding the end-to-end dynamics influencing your supply chain.
Counterfeit electronics pose serious economic, national security, and safety threats, while reports of counterfeits have soared dramatically in recent years. This presents huge challenges for electronics manufacturing at a time when the United States has created strict new regulations for the detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts.
In the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal 2012, the U.S. now requires that members at all tiers of its global defense supply chain put in place systems and processes to address counterfeits. It’s not exclusively a U.S. concern. The regulation and its mandatory flow down requirements will impact international companies participating in global defense and electronics value chains.
If matters couldn’t be more challenging, the semiconductor industry’s infamous silicone cycle is forecasted to enter into growth period in 2012 characterized by extended lead times, higher prices, and potential shortages – a vulnerable situation for counterfeiting to take off.
Join Supply & Demand Chain Executive as they host experts from IHS and ERAI who will share trends, insight, and information on new defense regulations, counterfeit electronics, and the semiconductor industry. They will discuss what you need to know about counterfeits, regulations, and risk in 2012.
- What are U.S. regulations for the detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts?
- What tools, processes, and insight can be used to comply with regulations and avoid risk?
- What is the relationship between semiconductor industry trends and counterfeiting?
- Could industry price and availability metrics foretell pending counterfeit activity?
What products will have the greatest risk in the near future?
Serious cost, risk, and regulations threaten to transcend fragile supply chains already strained by natural disasters, Geo-political turmoil, and economic instability. Don't miss this chance to learn how to combat electronics price and counterfeit risk while helping comply with regulations. Join now.
Rick PiersonRick Pierson - Senior Analyst, Semiconductors/CPT, IHS iSuppli
Rick carries with him 21 years of combined experience in the semiconductor industry with an extensive background in semiconductor product manufacturing. Leading IHS iSuppli’s Component Price Tracking (CPT) Service, Rick is responsible for leading, creating and delivering research and analysis on the electronics components market. Rick delivers business analysis and actionable advice to the suppliers and buyers of electronic components used across the electronics value chain.
Rick PiersonKristal Snider - Vice President, ERAI, Inc.
With almost two decades of experience, Kristal Snider has developed a keen understanding of the problems affecting the global electronics supply chain. Kristal is responsible for mana
How much do you really know about your suppliers? How could your supply chain be impacted by a natural disaster, another recession, or limited inventories?
Global supply chains have been brought to their knees in recent years as the result of host of massively disruptive events including devastating natural disasters, economic crisis, turbulent commodity prices, product recalls, and other unforeseen disruptions. These catastrophic events including Hurricane Irene, the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland, the Japan earthquake and tsunami, and the most recent Thailand flooding have put many suppliers out of business, leaving manufacturers stranded and production lines halted.
Executives are becoming increasingly aware of the risks of doing business on a global scale and are experiencing first-hand the havoc these supply chain disruptions pose to their bottom lines, brand reputation, and stock value.
Join Supply & Demand Chain Executive and IHS as they share expertise, tools, and best practices in supply chain risk mitigation, and supplier risk scoring. Speakers will discuss why managing risk in the supply chain needs to be a multidimensional approach taking into account:
Materials risk, knowing where volatile raw material prices are headed
Electronic Parts risk, ensuring the sustainability and authenticity of the components within your supply chain
Supplier risk, understanding what potential obstacles your suppliers might face
Global supply chains need this critical information now more than ever. Don't miss this chance to hear industry experts share actionable advice on leading tools and best practices for supplier risk management.
Tools and Techniques to Effectively Manage EHS Regulatory ComplianceIHS
Join regulatory experts from IHS and Citation Technologies as they discuss the complexity of the global EHS regulatory environment and offer very simple and straightforward advice to help companies eliminate cost and risk associated with ever-changing environmental, occupational health, physical facility security and safety regulations.
Original event date: 12-16-10
Green Products and Supply Chain Disruption: Conflict Minerals in the Supply C...IHS
Join IHS and GreenBiz Group on this live webcast as they unveil the results of an exclusive survey that gauged awareness, sentiment, concern, and preparedness of the supply chain in response to conflict minerals traceability and accountability. They will share findings from the study and share practitioner insight.
Original event date: 1-20-11
Avoiding Counterfeit Risk: How to mitigate part and supplier risk IHS
Just one counterfeit incident poses risk ranging from catastrophic brand damage to costly halts in production or unnecessary design and development. Your supply chain is under assault and may already be infiltrated.
It's time to act. Join Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine as they host experts from ERAI and IHS and L-3 Communications who will share best practices, tools, and technique for mitigating electronics value chain risks.
Original event date: 2-23-11
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
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https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
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https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
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2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
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Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
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Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
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Environmental Compliance, Risk and Product Stewardship
1. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE,
RISK AND PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP
HOW TO STAY ON TOP OF CONFLICT MINERALS,
REACH, PRODUCT TAKE BACK, AND OTHER
EMERGING GLOBAL ISSUES
W e d n e s d a y, M a r c h 3 0 , 2 0 1 1
3. Meet the Speakers
Paul E. Hagen
Principle
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
Scott Wilson
Content Solution Strategist
IHS
4. Environmental Compliance, Risk
and Product Stewardship
March 30, 2011
Paul E. Hagen
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
(202) 789-6022
phagen@bdlaw.com
www.bdlaw.com
The purpose of this presentation is to provide you with current information on product law
policy and regulatory developments. It is not intended as, nor is it a substitute for, legal
advice. You should consult with legal counsel for advice specific to your circumstances.
5. Overview
• Product-Focused Environmental Requirements
and Trends
• Conflict Minerals and Sourcing
• Ensuring Compliance and Market Access
• Expanding Extended Producer Responsibility
(EPR) Mandates
• Tracking New Requirements
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6. Product-Focused Environmental
Regulations: Overview
• New generation of
environmental laws aimed at
products rather than ―end-of-
pipe‖ pollution
– New product design mandates
– Substance restrictions
– Energy efficiency
– Take-back mandates
• Emerging sourcing/CSR
legislation
• Keeping pace with new and
evolving requirements in
multiple jurisdictions
• Identifying and managing risks
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7. Expanding Regulation Throughout
Product Life-Cycle
Raw Market
Manufacture Distribution Access
Materials
and Design / Logistics
Sourcing
Conflict Material Dangerous RoHS, Energy Efficiency,
Minerals Restrictions, Goods Rules Safety Standards,
Energy Efficiency, Packaging / Chemical Notifications
Supply Chain Labeling
Collection,
Reuse, Recycling
Take-back Laws, Export
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Bans, Basel Convention
8. Key Drivers of Product-Focused
Environmental Requirements
• Governments
• RoHS, REACH, Material Bans, GHS, Green Chemistry
• NGOs
• Greenpeace ―Scorecard‖ and the ―SIN List‖
• Retailers
• TESCO - Carbon Labeling
• Customers
• Green Awareness and Preferences Increasing
• Environmentally Preferable Government Procurement
(e.g., EPEAT)
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9. Materials Sourcing Requirements
• New focus on materials sourcing
– Conflict minerals
– Timber and plant products
– Conservation concerns (e.g., Palm oil in Indonesia,
proposed Pebble Mine)
• New supply chain management challenges and
public expectations
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10. “Conflict Minerals” Law
• Dodd-Frank Act, section 1502
• SEC to promulgate regulations requiring annual
reporting for manufacturers if
– ―conflict minerals‖ (or metals derived from them)
– are necessary for functionality or production of product
• Not a prohibition, but disclosure and transparency in
supply chain
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11. U.S. Conflict Minerals Legislation
• Concern: Funds from mining of certain minerals providing
financial support to conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo
• Goal: Use market power of downstream users to limit financing
for conflict through supply chain transparency and disclosures
• New U.S. law: Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act imposes
reporting requirements on SEC-reporting companies that make
products containing certain minerals, if they are necessary for
functionality or production of products
– Columbite-tantalite: Tantulum
– Cassiterite: Tin
– Wolframite: Tungsten
– Gold
• SEC to promulgate rules by April 15, 2011, although delay is
possible following an extended comment period
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12. Conflict Minerals - Requirements
1 2 If Yes or Cannot Tell, 3
Annual SEC Disclosure Report / Identify: Other Key Provisions:
• Description of measures
to exercise due diligence
on source and chain of
custody of minerals
• Reports audited by
Determine whether • Any products that are independent auditor
products contain not ―DRC conflict free‖
―conflict minerals‖ (i.e., products that • Audit must be
produced in DRC or contain minerals that certified
adjoining countries finance or benefit armed • Report posted on
groups) company website
Reasonable country of • Facilities used to • Option: label
origin inquiry process conflict minerals products ―DRC Conflict
(i.e., smelter) Free‖
• Country of origin
• Information on efforts to
determine mine of origin
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13. Supply Chain Example
Product production
Connector
production
PCB production
Gold bonding Gold plating
Solder paste solution
production wire production
production
Tin refining
Gold refining
Tin mining
Gold mining Gold recycling
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14. Implications
• Minimum due diligence standards still unclear, but:
– Will require assessment of products that contain conflict minerals, and
engagement with suppliers
– Will generally require traceability to ―approved‖ smelters that use
audited/certified supply chains
– Industry-wide efforts (EICC and ITRI) to adopt sectoral standards for
smelter validation
– OECD Due Diligence Guidance
• Labeling, marketing and competitive differentiation:
– Companies can label products ―DRC conflict free‖
– Customers likely to demand ―DRC conflict free‖ products
– Government procurement – California
• Companies must disclose/report on first fiscal year after
promulgation of rules
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15. RoHS and Substance Restrictions
• Concern among governments, NGOs, and
public re hazardous substances in products
• Proliferation of substance restriction
requirements for electronics, toys and other
products (e.g., mercury-containing products)
• Emerging Green Chemistry Initiatives
• Rapid, global expansion of requirements
presents market access and supply chain
challenges
• New international initiatives: SAICM and
Mercury Convention
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16. EU RoHS Directive
• Imposes concentration limits on 6 substances in
wide range of electronic products
– Mercury, 0.1%
– Lead, 0.1%
– Cadmium, 0.01%
– Hexavalent chromium, 0.1%
– Two types of Brominated Flame Retardants
(BFRs), 0.1%
• Very influential – directly incorporated into many
non-EU legal regimes, and clearly the model for
many others
• Exemptions by product application
• Exclusions based on scope, e.g.
– Batteries (but see EU Batteries Directive)
– Spare parts (for pre-July 1, 2006 equipment)
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17. EU RoHS II
• RoHS Recast agreed
– Approved by Parliament Nov. 2010
– Council expected to approve in 2011
– Binding when transposed by Member States, by late-2012
• Recast will not expand the list of restricted substances
• But will streamline process for future amendments
• Monitoring & control instruments, medical devices and cables
in scope
• New open scope covers all EEE unless specifically exempted
• New mandatory disclosure obligations will require ―immediate‖
reporting of non-compliant EEE
• New CE-marking requirements for manufacturers
• Not superseded by REACH: must be ―coherent‖
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19. US RoHS Laws
• RoHS in government procurement standards
– Federal EPEAT
– NYC Procurement Standards
• State RoHS Legislation
– California RoHS
– New Jersey RoHS
– Various RoHS reporting requirements
• State-level substance-specific restrictions
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25. DOT Rulemaking on Transport of
Lithium Batteries
• U.S. DOT engaged in rulemaking that is likely to impose
substantial new requirements on transport of lithium
batteries, especially by air (including if shipped in
products)
• Draft final rule now at OMB for review
– Final rule expected soon for part of proposal (bringing rule in line
with international standards)
– New proposed rule will re-propose controversial issues (e.g.,
dropping exemptions for small batteries)
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26. EU REACH Regulation
• Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals
• Not just chemicals: has implications for electronics importers:
– Registration of substances if >1 tpy and intended for release
– Notification of substances of very high concern (―SVHCs‖) in articles, if >1 tpy,
and >0.1% (6 months after SVHC listing, beginning June 1, 2011)
• Electronics ―suppliers‖ (includes retailers) must communicate to recipients (other
than consumers) regarding SVHCs in articles, if >0.1%, effective upon listing
– Must include name of substance and info on safe use when provide the article
– Must provide info to consumers within 45 days of request
• Authorization requirements for certain high-risk substances
• Effect is to broaden supply chain management requirements beyond RoHS,
because companies need content and concentration information for broad range
of substances
• Currently 46 SVHCs, 15 of which have been recommended for authorisation,
including several in electronics (4 phthalates, HBCD, diarsenic trioxide &
pentaoxide, short-chain chlorinated paraffins, and tributyltin oxide)
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28. Product Take-Back
• European Union
– EU Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE) (recast currently underway)
• United States
– 24 distinct state laws
• Canada
– Provincial laws create take-back obligations
– No mandatory federal law
• Latin America
– Rapidly expanding federal, state, or municipal laws
• Asia / Pacific
– China (China WEEE)
– South Korea (Resource Recycling Act)
– India (Draft E-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2010)
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29. Product Take-Back
• Targeted Products
– Batteries
– Waste Electrical and Electronic Products (WEEE)
• Common Elements
– Condition for sale of new products
– Registration (manufacturers, collectors, recyclers)
– Administrative and/or implementation fees
– Labeling and consumer information
– Collection programs
– Performance requirements & reporting
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31. Key Elements of EPR in
Latin America
• E-Waste Focus, Increasing to WEEE
• Manufacturer/Importer Responsibility
• Limited Government/Distributor Role
• Management Plans (Permit)
• Consortia/Individual Entity
• Hazardous Waste Presumption
• Registration/Certification Requirements
• Free of Charge to Consumer
• Take-Back Quotas
• Waste Minimization/DfE
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32. EPR in Latin America, Enacted
• Brazil
– National Solid Waste Policy (Aug. 2010): framework law, establishes ―reverse
logistics‖ requirements
– National Solid Waste Policy Regulation (Dec. 2010): establishes rulemaking
process
– CONAMA Draft WEEE Resolution: status unclear
• Colombia
– 3 Producer Take-back Resolutions (July/Aug. 2010): Batteries, Computers &
Fluorescent Lamps: take-back quotas
• Costa Rica
– E-Waste Management Regulation (May 2010): comprehensive producer take-
back program
– National Solid Waste Law (July 2010): proposed hazardous waste regulation
potentially overlaps with e-waste regulation
• Mexico
– General Waste Law (2003) and Regulation (2006): framework for take-back of
special management wastes, including some e-wastes
– Pending regulations on management of hazardous and special management
wastes, expected in 2011
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33. EPR in Latin America, Pending
• Argentina
– Several proposed WEEE-RoHS bills on national & provincial
levels
• Chile
– National Waste Bill in draft from includes e-waste take-back
• Ecuador
– Hazardous waste regulation proposed in 2009 included some e-
wastes; little progress in 2010
• Peru
– E-waste regulation, with producer take-back, proposed Feb.
2011
• Venezuela
– National Solid Waste Management Law (Dec. 2010): framework
law, includes e-waste take-back; regulation due by Dec. 2011
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35. EPR in Latin America: Conclusions
• E-waste take-back here to stay
• Dynamic regulatory atmosphere
• Key final (or near final) initiatives
– Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico
• Key pending initiatives, possible advance this year
– Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
• Infrastructure key regulatory compliance barrier
• Export logistics can be challenging
• Allow significant lead time for compliance
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36. Compliance Challenges
• Challenges in Tracking & Managing Disparate Programs:
– Where are there laws?
– What products are covered?
• WEEE, Computers, Monitors (> 9‖ or > 4‖ in size), Televisions, Printers . . .
– How does the program work?
• Manufacturer-operated? Shared Responsibility? Advance Recovery?
• What level of collection is required?
– When are requirements ―due‖?
• Each law operates on its own timeline - effective date, registration, fees,
reporting, program year
– Who must the recovery program serve?
• Consumers, businesses, non-profits, school districts
– Additional Requirements?
• RoHS-like provisions
• Responsible Recycling Provisions
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37. Exports of Used and EOL Products
• Basel Convention parties moving to
classify more used/end-of-life products as
hazardous wastes
• Draft technical guidelines on electrical
and electronic waste to be considered at
COP-10
• Increased logistical challenges, trade
bans and compliance costs for managing
used and end-of-life electrical and
electronic equipment world-wide
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38. New E-Waste Guidelines
• Draft Technical Guidelines on Transboundary Movement
of Used Electronic and Electrical Equipment and E-
waste, in Particular Regarding the Distinction Between
Waste and Non-waste Under the Basel Convention
(comments due June 30, 2011)
• Draft PACE Overall Guidance Document on
Environmentally Sound Management of Used and End-
of-Life Computing Equipment (forthcoming)
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39. Refurbishment, Reuse,
Warranty Returns
• Parties to the Basel Convention are deciding whether
exports of used electrical and electronic equipment for
repair, refurbishment and reuse are products or wastes
– Wastes subject to control and trade bans?
– Used products outside Basel?
– Warranty returns, refurbishment, off-lease equipment?
• Risk of new export bans on shipments for legitimate repair
and refurbishment from the U.S. and EU to non-OECD
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40. Risk Mitigation: Regulatory Tracking
• EIATRACK http://www.eiatrack.org/
– Web-based regulatory tracking tool
– Directed by leading electronics manufacturers
– Product-related environmental measures in key
markets world-wide
• Facilitates communications and compliance:
– Internal teams (global, regional, country, product)
– Trade and business working groups
– Technical consultants and legal counsel
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41. Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
• Largest firm focused primarily on environmental law and
litigation
• Longstanding product stewardship practice
• Counsel to leading IT companies and trade associations
• Global network of local environmental counsel
• More at www.bdlaw.com
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