Effective RFQ tips for EMS manufacturing services from an electronics OEM perspective while establishing the OEM-EMS contract agreement.
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Executive Management
How to OEM RFQs to manage EMS providers and material costs
Nine key points help OEMs negotiate better contract service agreements with EMS providers
Senior operations executive and GlobalNet member Steve Linahan writes how EMS providers live and die by purchase price variances (PPV). In the article, Steve talks about OEM-EMS contract service agreements and how EMS providers use elaborate cost v. price methods, or activity based costing…
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Report: iPhone takes on large, growing Chinese handset market
3G addressable market to grow from 40 million in 2011 to 150 million in 2012 for a growth of 273% Y/Y. Following Apple’s robust results for its most recent quarter preceding the release of this posting, one investment bank takes …
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AUDIO – How Apple iPad is impacting tablet OEM, semiconductor and EMS / ODM firms
Apple’s iPad is clearly the dominant tablet in the market. What does all of this mean for OEM tablet makers; semiconductor firms, ODM / EMS manufacturing relationships and the consumer?
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How I overcame product design engineering challenges
The problem with some product program plans is they can be risky because project requirements are rarely properly designed, plus there are often accountability issues that can easily surface, and team synergy is either not present or it is very low.
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The VentureOutsource.com annual “Top 100 people influencing electronics manufacturing services (EMS)” – 2012
Who are the top people influencing the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry the most and how exactly do you define influential? We reached out to dozens of colleagues and asked for input and suggestions as we created our ‘best of’ list of individuals who make the largest impressions.
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Steps for India to succeed in electronics services design manufacturing (ESDM)
India failed previously to become a global destination for EMS. Key points her emphasize some missteps, plus steps India must take to realize global capabilities for electronics services and design manufacturing (ESDM).
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AUDIO – Tech analyst Rob Enderle talks Apple, Tim Cook, iPad 3 and Foxconn troubles
“”Without Steve Jobs, Apple has lost its primary product focus – kind of its quality core. Also, it has lost its principle pitchman because the other thing that Steve Jobs did is he could get up in front of an audience and he could convince us of something that we otherwise wouldn’t buy.”
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Top five mistakes OEMs make with EMS providers
Economic uncertainty in the current global environment is forcing OEMs to turn their current business models upside down just to survive. Learn from these 5 common OEM mistakes and avoid ruining your OEM-EMS relationship.
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2012 Forecast spells decline for EMS and ODM as profitability concerns weigh in
Both the electronic manufacturing services (EMS) and original design manufacturing (ODM) segments of the industry are not projected to perform well this year. Revenue in the EMS sector will be practically flat and the ODM sector is likely to shrink.
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