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Design Chain Associates, LLC (DCA) provides services that help electronics OEMs and other product manufacturers increase engineering, procurement, and production efficiency, product and operational environmental performance, and corporate profitability by ensuring the right decisions about supply base and the environment are made during the earliest stages of the product lifecycle, and are built-in to corporate strategies and tactics. ( More... )
Maximum supply chain robustness and optimized risk mitigation can only be achieved by applying appropriate focus, strategies, and business processes in the early stages of new product development, thus we are "Design Chain Associates," not "Supply Chain Associates."
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Article Archive
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EU REACH Update for Article Manufacturers
04.25.2012 // Posted by: Mike Kirschner // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
This month, DCA's president, Michael Kirschner, gives a brief update on EU REACH for article manufacturers. Keep reading...
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CE Marking as Applicable to Directive 2011/65/EU
03.14.2012 // Posted by: Ken Stanvick // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
In this installment, DCA's senior vice preident Ken Stanvick discusses the timely issue of CE marking requirements in the recent RoHS directive update. Keep reading...
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Conflict Materials Update
12.28.2011 // Posted by: Tom Valliere // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
Tom Valliere provides an update regarding implementation of section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Economic Reform Act commonly known in our industry as the “Conflict Minerals Act” as well as an overview of the issues and how this legislation may serve to provide a platform for more robust origin information overall. Keep reading...
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The Continuing March of Product-Targeted Environmental Regulations
10.12.2011 // Posted by: Mike Kirschner // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
In this installment, DCA's president, Mike Kirschner discusses updates to several Product Targeted Environment Regulations (PTER). Keep reading...
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Does the Cloud have a Green Lining?
08.10.2011 // Posted by: Tom Valliere // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
Tom Valliere discusses cloud computing, what it is, how it works, and what the advantages might be. Keep reading...
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RoHS Recast New and Improved?
06.15.2011 // Posted by: Ken Stanvick // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
DCA contributor, Ken Stanvick discusses how much improvement or significant change we might expect as a result of the RoHS Recast. Keep reading...
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Tracking Parts Origin – The Next Supply Chain Challenge
04.13.2011 // Posted by: Tom Valliere // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
Tom Valliere discusses the need for material origin tracking in the supply chain. Keep reading...
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REACH changes that will impact you and your supply chain
02.23.2011 // Posted by: Tom Valliere // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
Tom Valliere discusses REACH changes that will impact you and your supply chain Keep reading...
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Rare Earth Elements - not so rare, yet
12.21.2010 // Posted by: Tom Valliere // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
Tom Valliere weighs in on Rare Earth Elements Keep reading...
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Conflict Minerals discussed by Tom Valliere
10.20.2010 // Posted by: Tom Valliere // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
Tom Valliere weighs in on the perilous minerals trade and gives readers his take on new legislation that impacts the usage and sourcing of these commodities. Keep reading...
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US Electronics E-Waste Laws Create a Nightmare Scenario for Product Manufacturers.
08.10.2010 // Posted by: Ken Stanvick // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
Ken Stanvick takes a look at E-Waste legislation and fears that the US is on track to repeat many of the same mistakes made in Europe. Keep reading...
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Catch the Wave—The Coming Onslaught of Environmental Regulations and Their Impact on the Electronic Industry
06.15.2010 // Posted by: Tom Valliere // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
Tom Valliere informs readers of the forthcoming onslaught of new environmental regulations to impact the electronics industry. Keep reading...
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Environment and the Supply Chain
04.28.2010 // Posted by: Tom Valliere // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
You'll learn the impact the greening of the supply chain is having on the industry from DCA's Tom Valliere, in his article covering social and environmental regulations. Keep reading...
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How Big is Your Carbon Footprint?
02.15.2010 // Posted by: Ken Stanvick // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
What's all the buzz about carbon footprints? Get answers to questions regarding this hot topic in this MarketEye post from Design Chain Associates. Keep reading...
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EU REACH - Candidate SVHC Lists and the Authorization Process - What's Next?
12.14.2009 // Posted by: Mike Kirschner // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
With further restrictions looming for 15 additional SVHCs, MarketEye contributor Michael Kirschner takes a look at what these additional restrictions may mean for manufacturers of electronic components and products. Keep reading...
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The Recasts of EU RoHS and WEEE Directives - Update October 2009
09.28.2009 // Posted by: Ken Stanvick // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
DCA contributor, Ken Stanvick provides readers with the amended versions of the EU RoHS and WEEE Directives scheduled for parliamentary review in 2010. Keep reading...
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Elections for New European Parliament: Impact on Environmental Policy Making
08.12.2009 // Posted by: Kris Pollet // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
The latest post from Design Chain Associate, Kris Pollet, takes a look at the impact the European Parliament elections could have on environmental policy. Keep reading...
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A Quick Look at California's Green Chemistry Initiative
06.09.2009 // Posted by: Mike Kirschner // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
California's initiative to regulate chemicals in consumer products is the topic at hand in the latest MarketEye post from Design Chain Associates. Keep reading...
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The Evolution of Environmental Compliance Reporting
04.06.2009 // Posted by: Joel Russeau // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
In the latest post from Design Chain Associates Joel Russeau, data services manager, discusses the ever-changing nature of compliance reporting. He covers the RoHS and REACH directives. Keep reading...
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Introduction to the MarketEye Environmental & Supply Chain Page
02.13.2009 // Posted by: Tom Valliere // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
In his debut post on the new tti|MarketEye blog Design Chain Associates Senior Vice President, Tom Valliere, introduces the company and provides an overview of what future DCA posts will detail. Keep reading...
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