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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Cost Reductions, Finance
Stop guessing your landed cost: Answer the question that rules every import meeting
Risk assessment frameworks for OEM decision-making in EMS manufacturing supply chains
For electronics OEM manufacturers, selecting the right electronics contract EMS manufacturer is pivotal to ensuring product quality, supply chain efficiency, and market competitiveness. Procurement and engineering executives at large, mid-sized, and specialty OEMs – ranging from global leaders like Panasonic …
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How quantum computing can transform procurement: Must-know insights for CPOs and boardrooms
Questions to ask supply chain procurement quantum computing vendors: hardware, algorithms, scalability, integration, training…
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AI Agents automate manufacturing supply chain workflows
Today’s dynamic tariff landscape is introducing new challenges in manufacturing supply chains. When tariffs are imposed they don’t just impose pricing adjustments once. Further cost and pricing impacts come when the initially tariff ‘cost’ is passed down to manufacturers …
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What is fair pricing for EMS manufacturing fees and services?
Some electronics OEM companies only want to source the electronics portion of their manufacturing programs. Others see value in sourcing full manufacturing assembly with their EMS partners. When determining fair pricing of EMS services for make vs buy decisions, …
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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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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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