Based on the severity of the manufacturing issue in the contract manufacturing facility, alerts can have varying stages, or levels, of importance such as stage one, stage two, or stage three
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Materials Management
Manufacturing quality problems and alerts
Product and component long lead time management reports
Typically, contract manufacturers will purchase specified quantities of long lead time material and OEM customer-unique materials only when the OEM customer authorizes such in advance and in writing.
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When outsourcing is not the answer
Medical electronics OEM finds alternative to keep manufacturing in USA and save on tariffs using internal operations analysis to identify costs and savings.
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Request for quotes tips help OEMs choose electronics services
Request for quotes (RFQ) processes can be vary for each OEM-contract manufacturing engagement. However, there are some aspects of this activity that can be deemed universal in the industry.
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Outsourcing for medical electronics
Rise in advanced IT-based medical devices poses the question of whether EMS providers can offer cost-effective alternatives for producing devices that meet the requirements of the heavily regulated medical electronics marketplace.
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Four (4) types of common contract electronics manufacturing agreements
Roughly 80 percent of all contract manufacturing agreements fall under four different pricing models: Fixed materials pricing, component cost pricing, cost plus pricing (fixed price) and return on invested capital pricing (ROIC). Understanding these contract types is at the heart of making good OEM-EMS partnership decisions.
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Is your EMS provider pricing model right?
EMS providers contribute significant internal discipline to the manufacturing contract agreement. So should you. Read why.
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