Tips on cost negotiations for contract EMS manufacturing in China and ways to achieve cost reductions with your EMS provider partners.
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Contracts & Agreements
Keys to cost reductions for outsourcing electronics in China
Concerns and tips for outsourcing electronics to China
Here are some dos and don’ts in choosing an electronics outsourcing manufacturing partner in China.
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Electronics OEM box build transfers and EMS readiness plans
To help electronics OEMs better see the readiness process of transferring an OEM product program into an EMS provider, from the provider’s viewpoint, below is a typical list of items your EMS provider will use to manage his readiness for accepting transfer of your OEM program into his facility.
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12 Keys to understanding EMS quotes for printed circuit board box build assembly
Electronics OEMs can expect to see the following pricing breakouts when outsourcing printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) to an electronics contract manufacturing provider. For more detailed information on how internal provider pricing for these line items is determined visit the additional links at the bottom of this article.
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Sub-contract electronics services design agreement for OEMs
This sub-contract electronics design services agreement can help broaden understanding when your electronics design services are further sub-contracted.
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Electronics materials planning department optimizes EMS and OEM supply chains
Understanding contract electronics planning / procurement influences supply chain management OEM performance with contract electronics EMS provider services
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Everything you need to know about program management for outsourcing electronics manufacturing
Stop losing money. Learn what’s important to EMS providers in OEM-EMS relationships and manage manufacturing supply chain operations more effectively. The following examples are from recent, actual working engagements with program management teams inside EMS providers. Engagements focused on improving program management sense of urgency while paying closer attention to managing the profit center in OEM customer programs.
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Evaluating EMS sales and business development performance
Having good marketing and sales, or business development, employees is necessary for most companies to grow successfully. EMS providers are no different except really good EMS business development talent can be difficult to find. More importantly, once found, really successful EMS business development talent can be even more difficult to retain.
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Objectivity and the electronics industry EMS manufacturing rep
Manufacturing reps are motivated to convince you the EMS provider’s services being offered are what you need and the asking price is fair.
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Electronics product flowchart for NPI
Most standard NPI business models contain four turn time variations. These include the standard five-day turn, a three-day turn, a 48-hour turn, and the increasingly-popular 24-hour turn.
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