Primary concerns facing many electronics manufacturer brand companies tasked with sourcing contract electronics services focus on contract electronics sourcing cost containment, optimizing electronics manufacturing services (EMS) service level agreements (SLA), and better EMS supplier performance. Below are several questions …
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Supplier development questions for EMS manufacturing program performance
Effective request-for-quote (RFQ) process for contract electronics manufacturing
Total landed cost matters. Any significant impact on manufacturing profitability can result in many outcomes, including missing quarterly forecasts, declining stock price, layoffs, and closure.
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Demand forecast planning and warehouse storage fees in contract electronics manufacturing
The semiconductor distribution network can create barriers for OEM equipment manufacturers to find and determine weighted excess volume cost/price risk as it relates to components sourcing and product total landed cost. One root cause for this difficulty is inaccurate …
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Buying automated conformal coating systems, used equipment for quality circuit board assembly manufacturing
Electronics products can be compromised by moisture, shock, change in altitude and various other changes in product environment. Conformal coatings (urethane, acrylic, silicon, varnish…) and systems, whether for small builds or high-volume and in-line processing, help combat against product quality …
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Quality connector issues in drone and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) cable and wire harness and assembly systems manufacturing
Drone cable assemblies and electronics systems face unique manufacturing production challenges based on factors common to drone companies specs and changes in drone internal and external environments.
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How well is your EMS manufacturing partner managing your account?
OEMs can force EMS manufacturing partners to identify the EMS provider’s materials risk exposure by asking EMS firms to report this metric.
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Manufacturing inventory and demand vs labor planning
Manufacturers continue to drive efficiencies and, lower labor and production costs, through outsourcing and automation. Read how consumer stimulus payments throw a wrench into manufacturing scheduling and demand planning.
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Manufacturer financial restatement risk in highly networked EMS manufacturing supply chains
Manufacturers have more financial report restatements than other industry. Reasons include inventory quantities and valuations, reserves, revenue recognition…tied to difficulty monitoring global, manufacturing models.
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Top questions OEM equipment manufacturers should ask EMS manufacturing partners about KPI performance metrics
SEE ALSO How to build costing modelers for contract electronic programs Read RFQ quote best practices here. Read detailed KPI info here. Below are key questions electronics OEM equipment manufacturers should ask their EMS manufacturing partners to establish KPI performance …
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EMS manufacturer disclosure vs. OEM discovery in RFQ quote pricing
How electronic OEMs can be better positioned to enter into negotiations with EMS manufacturers from a position of strength – with facts.
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