In today’s competitive world, the agility of a business depends on the agility of it’s IT. Enterprises need to be fast and nimble to deliver on any...
Author - David Smoley
David Smoley is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Flextronics, a position he has held since December 2006. Leading IT publication, InformationWeek recently ranked Mr. Smoley as one of the top 50 Global CIOs -- IT Leaders Changing the Business World. Prior to Flextronics, Mr. Smoley served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Honeywell's Aerospace Electronics Systems.
Mr. Smoley's extensive IT career also includes management positions with General Electric where he most recently held the position of Director and Chief Information Officer for GE Power Controls in Barcelona, Spain. Mr. Smoley holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Clemson University and an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia.
Flextronics is a $26 billlion revenue global manufacturing and services provider operating in more than 30 countries worldwide. Flextronics designs, builds and ships complete packaged products for its OEM customers. Additionally, Flextronics provides logistics, after-market and field services to support customer end-to-end supply chain requirements.
Suppliers are a constant source of concern. At any time, something that affects *their performance* could arise to jeopardize *our business interests*. Even...