Below are key questions electronics OEM equipment manufacturers should ask their EMS manufacturing partners to establish KPI performance metrics for OEM outsourcing programs: What key metrics (operating indicators) does EMS use to hold EMS program management accountable? What is …
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NPI – New Product Introduction
Top questions OEM equipment manufacturers should ask EMS manufacturing partners about KPI performance metrics
How OEM manufacturers use EMS sourcing models as step toward Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0 driving OEMs to lift the hood on the EMS RFQ quoting process, satisfying the need for better understanding and greater transparency of EMS internal costs.
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How purchasing managers get lowest price per quantity in RFQ quote phase as EMS manufacturing volume changes
We analyzed 3,000+ EMS manufacturing sales quotes for OEM programs ranging from NPI to large-scale manufacturing. This includes highly complex systems builds across multiple factories and geographies. What we found is …
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Top ten (10) factors impacting EMS/ODM quote pricing for OEM electronic equipment outsource manufacturing programs
Primary variables, tools that define fees contract EMS and ODM suppliers use to markup OEM equipment customer program costs.
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Contract manufacturer (internal) cost vs OEM quoted price vs OEM target cost
Savvy electronic OEM equipment manufacturers never give contract manufacturers a costed bill-of-materials (BOM). How you determine your lowest product landed cost (target price) is determined by obtaining accurate information about your contract manufacturing solutions provider. This article covers achieving timely …
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OEM Plan for Electronics Prototype and New Product Development with EMS Manufacturers – Document
Outline for new product development (NPD) and new product introduction (NPI) teams to consider when sourcing EMS and ODM solutions for electronic product.
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Handbook of EMS Manufacturing Multi-National Pricing Considerations & Drivers – Document
This EMS handbook identifies many internal cost drivers EMS manufacturers use to determine pricing for their services in response to RFQs from electronics OEM companies seeking EMS services.
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Medical electronic (MedTech) device, equipment manufacturer trends for new product launch
Details on medtech device and equipment go-to-market volumes by category with info explaining premarket approval, PMA.
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Commodity buyers for data center cloud hardware rack solutions transformed by supply chain outsourcing
Growing data center demand and bill of materials (BOM) line items impact how commodity buyers use contract electronics partners as global data center IP traffic is expected to grow 25 percent CAGR, five years through 2021, from 6.8 zettabytes per …
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Higher contract manufacturing audit costs are a price worth paying
Shareholders place trust in executive management teams to make timely and informed decisions. When choosing contract electronics product design and manufacturing partners, OEM decision makers are dependent on P&L of your OEM company, and your cost of doing business with …
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