You make sure you are focusing your business to be consistent with current financial regulations and existing trade policies. Yet, products that once owned more than 90% of some markets are now, for the first time, indefensible.
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Executive Management
Manufacturing trade war or overdue market correction?
EMS fallacy of optimizing materials cost of goods sold (MCOGs)
Contrary to popular EMS industry belief, nearly every EMS provider today does not purchase components and materials using procurement economies of scale (volume), across multiple customer programs, in an effort to achieve lower MCOGs for your OEM customer program. The …
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Strip mall ownership of a high tech industry
EMS manufactureres create cozy relationships sub-contracting with third-party EMS providers, often without the OEM cusomter knowing their program and IP are exposed.
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Mexico, Canada dependent on US trade, Brexit, and China independence
Graph displays some reasoning behind the UK’s Brexit with the European Union, USA leverage with Canada and Mexico for NAFTA, and China trade tariffs.
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How manufacturing supply chains free up working capital and increase profitability
OEMs drive EMS manufacturing workflow accuracy and increase profitability asking these questions.
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China electronic manufacturing tariffs, USA reshoring, Vietnam, Philippines, Mexico
Some EMS providers are forecasting direct labor in Mexico will be 30% cheaper than direct labor in China in five years. Vietname direct labor is also changing.
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Enough already: Hardware is not hard
Read how the hardware supply chain looks if hardware companies purchase direct from semiconductor firms and components manufacturers break away from the dying grasp distributors hold today?
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Contract manufacturing radio frequency (RF), microwaves drive testing equipment outsourcing decisions
Quality contract electronics solutions partners with RF expertise help OEM decision makers design and manufacture modular testing equipment.
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NPI mistake EMS manufacturers make
Read why no EMS provider should refuse an NPI project. NPI programs let EMS providers see a new customer’s AVL supplier list, enabling EMS providers to possibly quote production-level pricing for lower individual components costs, and more.
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Tier-2 EMS provider is a small-to-medium business (SMB)
OEM manufacturing professionals use this questionnaire to drive manufacturing supplier accountability, workflow accuracy, timeliness, and executions to your standards.
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