Kerry Brown, Ph.D. is the author of ‘Struggling Giant: China in the 21st Century’ and, ‘The Rise of the Dragon: Chinese Inward and Outward Investment in the Reform Period.’ He is also a committee member with 48 Group Club, a business network committed to promoting positive relations with China, and …
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Benchmarks & Best Practices
Chinese authority Dr. Kerry Brown on China’s issues and western ways
Wall Street on EMS vs. ODM market share and market segments
Wall Street discusses EMS vs. ODM market share, various market segments, emerging market opportunities and …
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3 Myths about REACH you need to know
REACH does provide a variety of exemptions for certain products and applications. For example, if you sell a printed circuit board, the same circuit board may be used in automobiles (not exempt), medical electronics devices in direct contact with human body (exempt) and in airplanes (possibly exempt on a case-by-case basis in some EU Member States if a specific defense exemption is granted).
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Top 10 contract manufacturing and orginal design manufacturing (ODM) companies
Review listings of the industry's top 10 electronics contract manufacturing and original design manufacturing (ODM) companies.
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International hourly manufacturing compensation rate costs by country
Information on hourly manufacturing rate compensation costs for international employees by country in production manufacturing begins …
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Hourly manufacturing labor rates in China
China is not only one of the largest trading partners with the United States it is also a manufacturing destination with one of the lowest …
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Global hourly manufacturing labor rate trend comparison
In the United States, hourly compensation costs for production workers in manufacturing were virtually …
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Environmental compliance complicates electronics manufacturing configuration management
With regards to configuration management for aerospace electronics manufacturers, components material characteristic tracking becomes a major …
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Futuristic view of advanced manufacturing in 2025
Currently, the push to improve advanced manufacturing is being driven by improvements in quality control and production efficiency that may enable the rise of mass customization — i.e., the ability to produce low quantities of specific products in a profitable and high-quality manner.
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Gary Shapiro on consumer electronics trends and the CEA
The Consumer Electronics Association CEO says consumer electronics industry executives continue to work toward selling the ‘experience’ rather than simply …
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