Happy Friday Technetters!

IPC has been asked to invite the industry to participate in this survey on counterfeit components, conducted by IHS, Inc. and Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine. Please see more details below. Closing date for your responses is March 23, 2009. Survey link: http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=1180510

Benchmarking Counterfeit Components:
Protecting Your Supply Chain from a Predatory $100B+ Industry
A Supply & Demand Chain Executive Survey
In Conjunction with IHS and IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries







Counterfeit and inferior components are wreaking havoc on the supply chain.

Some estimates say that up to 10% of technology products worldwide are counterfeit and equate to roughly US $100B in global product sales. Notwithstanding an even larger financial drain on electronic value chains and losses in excess of 50,000+ jobs, these components are having destructive impact on product lifecycle performance.

Inferior components and fakes present serious threats to product performance, operations, and regulatory compliance. They prey upon military, medical, and other high reliability markets. Remotely controlled devices and other means of accessing unknowing end products even pose threats to government, military, and corporate security. The potential damage to your brands is real and growing.

Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine invites you to participate in this 10-minute survey and receive a free benchmark report.

Individual responses will be held in strict confidence, and only aggregated data will be reported. All participants are eligible to receive a complimentary copy of the resulting benchmark report: "Benchmarking Counterfeit Components: Protecting Your Supply Chain from a Predatory $100B+ Industry."

Please complete this survey no later than March 23, 2009.




Survey link: http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=1180510


Kimberly Sterling, CAE

Vice President, Marketing and Communications

IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries
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Suite 309 S
Bannockburn, IL 60015-1249 USA
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