OEMs and their contract electronics provider partners often get wrapped up in a extra effort by trying to manage a longer term forecast with the same granularity of shorter-term ones. The end or quarter hockey stick shipping charts often found in many contract electronics providers speaks to this challenge.
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Executive Management
Review of SAP, Oracle / JD Edwards, NetSuite ERP for electronics manufacturers
Hiring your new CFO: 9 considerations for the OEM, CEO and board members
You are disenchanted with your current CFO and you decide the time has come to replace him. Yes, he has brought you some terrific new board members, has worked closely with the new controller to completely overall finances and the accounting department and, when you needed a new investment round, he was one of the critical players in getting you what you needed.
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Five tips for negotiating contracts in China
When outsourcing OEM programs to EMS providers most OEMs know what good contracts need with regards to quality and delivery, inventory… But for contracts with Chinese EMS providers I suggest these important additional considerations.
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Electronics ERP systems can reduce time to ROI
How to manage product data structure for electronics ERP systems deep bills of materials, rigid configurations, long component lead-time, detailed costing and production routings.
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5 leadership skills for the OEM CFO
We all know of executives who fail as leaders because their ideas aren’t trusted. Remember the Pepsi executive at Apple? As talented as he was, he wasn’t trusted at Apple and was stereotyped as a misfit.
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The Silicon Valley of Asia
Hong Kong’s desire is to strengthen its competitiveness as an international hub and become a premier gateway to markets in mainland China and Asia. But becoming a regional gateway or point of FDI and business interests on the world stage, even with a concerted effort backed by government initiatives and funding is not easy for any region, in any sector. India tried years ago to become a global destination for electronics systems design and manufacturing (ESDM) or contract electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and failed.
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Mexico: Could value chain limits impact electronics re-shoring?
Countries cannot be or continue being competitive without efficient links with global markets. Do the relationships Mexico has with various global EMS providers located in the country offer enough of a transfer of capital, know-how, technology, standard and value-added services to represent global value chain contribution from Mexico?
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Keys to cost reductions for outsourcing electronics in China
Tips on cost negotiations for contract EMS manufacturing in China and ways to achieve cost reductions with your EMS provider partners.
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Concerns and tips for outsourcing electronics to China
Here are some dos and don’ts in choosing an electronics outsourcing manufacturing partner in China.
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Seven ways to retain your most valuable managers and executives
Although it might not be politically correct, it is easier to work comfortably with people from your own background and culture. We must work harder to learn about those from other cultures.
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