RTW IPC APEX EXPO: Ventec Discusses CCL Supply Chain Issue
March 14, 2017 | Real Time with...IPCEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
Mark Goodwin, COO of USA and Europe for Ventec International Group, and Jack Pattie, CEO of Ventec USA, discuss the effect of current material issues on the supply chain for copper-clad laminate, comment upon prospects for the future and stress the importance of customer-supplier relationships in forecasting and planning requirements.
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