94 SMT007 MAGAZINE I JANUARY 2020
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Punching Out! Lessons From Recent
PCB/PCBA Buyers
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Tom Kastner reached out
to several buy-side clients
as well as others who have
recently made acquisitions in
the PCB and PCBA sectors.
He shares some common
themes and their thoughts on
what went right, what went wrong, and what
they would do differently next time.
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The Government Circuit: Europe
Eyeing Changes in RoHS
Environmental Regulations
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One of the world's most comprehensive and
restrictive environmental regulations is under-
going a comprehensive regulatory review, and
IPC is actively involved in the process, coordi-
nating industry views and advocating on behalf
of the electronics manufacturing industry. Chris
Mitchell gives an update on activities related to
the European Commission's Restriction of Haz-
ardous Substances Directive (RoHS) Directive.
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Smart Factory Insights:
Dromology—Time-space
Compression in Manufacturing
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Dromology is a new word
for many, including Micro-
soft Word. Dromology reso-
nates as an interesting way to
describe changes in the manu-
facturing process due to tech-
nical and business innovation over the last few
years, leading us towards Industry 4.0.
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Operational Excellence:
Are CMs Ready to Embrace
Project Management?
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Project management does
not have to be complex, nor
costly; on the contrary, proj-
ect management can help
create a culture of opera-
tional efficiency, enhanced
customer engagement, and
employee self-accountability and enable data-
driven decision-making.
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