In your standing meeting every morning, someone asks the only question that matters: “What’s the total landed cost for this HTS code from China, including Section 301, reciprocal tariffs, and AD/CVD?” They want a hard number before the call …
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BOM Management
Stop guessing your landed cost: Answer the question that rules every import meeting
Duty drawback and exemption cash recovery matrix: 5-year expiration tracker (Excel)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection estimates billions of dollars in drawback go unclaimed every year, and industry analyses suggest as much as 85 percent of eligible refunds are never pursued. For high-volume exporters, capturing these missed opportunities can translate into …
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From chaos to control: How to turn underperforming EMS manufacturers into assets
Below are key title for electronics industry OEM hardware and equipment companies and how these roles each contribute to strategic planning and execution to better manage underperforming contract EMS manufacturing partners. Purchasing managers Purchasing managers leverage procurement expertise focused …
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How ETL strategy fortifies EMS manufacturing programs and protects AI supply chain profits
Build AI data lakes to optimize data-driven collaboration, safeguard planning and forecasting, and drive supply chain cost efficiencies that protect profits and grow your income Imagine getting thousands of tables and 300+ different spread sheets. Each tab for each …
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Helpful RFQ guidelines before negotiating EMS manufacturer contract service pricing terms
Electronic OEM equipment firms sourcing EMS manufacturer services can take control of the narrative early and manage EMS provider perceptions when engaging contract electronics solutions providers. Doing so can help set the tone to achieve more detailed quote responses, and …
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Rethinking EDA tools, search engines, distributors to unlock value in electronic product BoMs
Some contract EMS manufacturing companies with deeper engineering and technology expertise are going direct to semiconductor chip manufacturers for their OEM customer programs, and bypassing electronics components distributors altogether. These side deals disrupt industrial search engines and OEM customers …
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BOM scrubbing and evolution of the semiconductor distribution supply chain
From non-OEM components manufacturing to product finished goods inventory, every electronics manufacturer experiences BOM scrubbing problems. Whether OEM brand owners or, contract EMS providers, problems associated with optimizing BOMs or eBOMs exist on both ends when trying to integrate …
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Fees, costs, quote pricing top reason OEM equipment firms select electronic EMS manufacturing companies
Electronics OEM equipment manufacturers typically deploy a team comprised of members from different functional groups supporting manufacturing, when identifying and creating a short list of suitably qualified contract EMS manufacturing services providers. Venture Outsource runs a large, global contract EMS …
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Malaysia semiconductor supply chain manufacturing expanding
Malaysia’s leadership is attracting renewed interest in chipsets and semiconductor manufacturing. Ng Kok Tiong, a senior vice president with Infineon, and chairman of the Semiconductor Fabrication Association of Malaysia, says Infineon is in the “process of building a $7 billion …
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EV Supercharge: Battery management systems (BMS) and contract EMS manufacturing
Battery management systems (BMS), sometimes called battery monitoring systems, play a critical role in monitoring and controlling the performance of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles (EV). Within BMS systems are packs and cells. Total cost for most finished goods inventory …
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