If your board of directors (BOD) is driving the electronics outsourcing decision, accept that you’re likely not going to be able to rely on your own events schedule. There will be others with possibly different expectations.
Acknowledge who each of the stakeholders are and plan to manage those stakeholders.
Ask them questions to understand what their intended or desired outcome is. How do these stakeholders each define what would be considered a successful outcome? Getting answers to these questions and more with help OEM executives to better manage expectations, accordingly.
Often times the driver for electronics OEMs to select an EMS provider will be cost-driven.
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