Before starting his own company, Manas was a senior executive with leading investment banking firms, most recently as Americas head of mergers & acquisitions and …
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Merger, acquisition advisor Jean Manas joins Sanmina-SCI board
Struggling PCB giant Merix changes landscape with Viasystems merger
Merix has struggled in recent years post its own massive Asian acquisition, and had been expected by many on Wall Street and in private equity to be sold eventually to …
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Report: Changing PC sector, market share, emerging markets, forecast considerations
Deutsche Bank believes the PC market is set for a significant, multi-year recovery cycle driven by the combination of an improving global economy, new product upgrade cycles and further penetration growth in developing economies. In the report, several key factors are cited as aligning which could drive significant improvement in PC unit growth over the next 12 to 24 months, such as…
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How to select EMS providers: Factory tours, smoke, mirrors
Parking lots reveal a lot about EMS company management execution. EMS performance metrics don’t mean a thing but understanding geographic value added revenue (VAR) models can help OEMs get the best price.
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Bumping along the bottom: Electronics supply chain summer / fall ‘09 survey results
While some pundits have announced the recession is over, the electronics supply chain has a different view. We asked our readers to comment on the current economic situation, from their perspective in the electronics supply chain. According to those surveyed, the near-term future outlook is …
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Review and projections for Japanese printed circuit board business
n the short term, the single-sided flexible circuits segment will perform adequately relative to sales; however, all signs point to a down turn next year. Performance for the rigid module substrates segment is dependant on positive trends from the global semiconductor market as well as fluctuations in exchange rates against the Japanese yen.
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6 REACH compliance steps for aerospace, defense foreign military sale
U.S. Department of Defense has no program in place for completing substance registrations. Hundreds of substances are at risk in the supply chain. If your supplier has not pre-registered a non-exempt substance then you are currently putting an illegal product on the EU market. Your choices are to either get the supply chain to register the substance immediately or register it yourself via an EU affiliate or representative.
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Choosing providers: EMS or ODM?
The landscape for outsourcing electronics has changed significantly in the recent decade resulting from a combination of the emergence of the Taiwanese original design manufacturers (ODM) as well as the consolidation of traditional EMS providers. Companies such as Compal, Quanta, Wistron and Inventec …
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China iPhone market demand projections
Some industry reports indicate Apple could soon be announcing a partnership with China Unicom to distribute the iPhone across mainland China. While VentureOutsource.com is unsure of the pending partnership, reports are providing insight into what Apple’s China iPhone venture …
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Labor disputes and recessions: Who has your back?
Japanese politicians are publicly voicing their concerns, but solutions to address unemployment and the growing homeless problem have not surfaced. Meanwhile, China’s increase in …
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