TOP 10 50
Qualcomm
Giving an overview of Qualcomm , the Gartner report says the following : “ Holding its position in the ninth spot for another year is Qualcomm , a leading developer of advanced wireless technologies , products and services . Leveraging its fabless chip design business strategy , Qualcomm ’ s three-year weighted 11.8 % ROA rivals the performance of Apple ’ s renowned supply chain . As part of its M & A strategy , Qualcomm ’ s intent to acquire NXP — a leader in automotive and security markets — evidences its focus on growing its scale and competitiveness . Once complete , this deal not only allows Qualcomm to meet customer ’ s demands for integrated products , but also provides the opportunity to join NXP ’ s investments in integrated device manufacturing with Qualcomm ’ s network of external manufacturing partners — thereby strengthening its sourcing influence and negotiations .” www . qualcomm . com
Seagate
Of Seagate , Gartner said : “ Seagate slipped in the high-tech ranking on the tail of an 8 % decline in three-year weighted-average revenue growth , driven largely by sustained weakness in the PC market and a shift toward higher-capacity / lower-unit volume drives . In response , the storage leader is leveraging its best practices in supply chain management to continually improve operational performance . Historically , Seagate ’ s supply chain has successfully leveraged cross-functional tiger teams to drive operational and innovative excellence in areas such as design for cost , quality and end-toend planning . It continues to employ those same tried-and-true practices to simultaneously improve effectiveness and remove redundancy in its tools and processes as well as mitigate risk in its supply chain .” www . seagate . com
OCTOBER 2018