Electronics distribution model is proving harder to manage as control of supply chain slips, shifting to non-OEM components manfuacturers.
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Executive Management
Electronics distributors lose control as pressure to innovate increases
EMS Manufacturer Contract Service Level Agreement – Document
Focused on materials liability management and sourcing electronics manufacturing cost reductions and EMS pricing, this document reveals purchase order variances and cost strategy,and percentages for EMS pricing methodologies for materials, test and much more.
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Contract Agreement for EMS Electronics Design Services – Document
This document gives OEM decisions makers insight into types of clauses, terms and concerns providers offering electronics product design services might present to OEMs during first-phase discussion when negotiating electronics product design contract agreements.
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Electronic supplier qualification differs for startup v. large OEMs
Startup, small OEMs and large OEMs each approach their electronics supplier qualification process from a different perspective. For decision makers who already know which services they need, identifying and selecting a list of quality EMS providers can be straightforward.
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Today’s EMS CEOs mirror Detroit auto execs of the 70s
The same EMS people use the same tools, manage EMS operations the same way and move from EMS provider to provider – taking with them the same toolbox of skills, with the same outlook and getting the same results. Little has changed.
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EMS provider secretive demeanor preventing better OEM relationships
Is EMS open-book pricing typically offered without OEMs having to ask? Or do OEMs have to ask for it? Do most EMS providers sit at the table with prospects with an us v. them mentality?
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Venture Outsource US Supreme Court case references, citations and noteworthy attributions
In addition to our custom research, below is a small sampling of Venture Outsource LLC content and writings cited in academic and scholarly literature, abstracts, and legal and court opinions. You can also read some testimonials about what others are …
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Finding expert witness for contract electronic EMS manufacturing
Venture Outsource works with defense and plaintiffs for both suppliers and customers in electronics supply chain and manufacturing technical and business disputes.
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OEM trust in purchase price variance (PPV) and open-book pricing
The underlying issue in the OEM-EMS relationship is most solutions providers are unwilling to share real open-book pricing because it exposes them to realizing they don’t fully understand and capture their true internal costs. A lot of EMS working capital is tied up due to poor internal EMS decision-making.
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10 Reasons OEMs know your EMS manufacturing relationship is on the rocks
What happens inside the EMS factory when you’re not there can be surprising. OEMs just want to know your EMS partner is managing your program business the way you would. But this might not always be the case. Here’s how to find out when things are not going as you hoped.
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