Manufacturers are rolling back two to three years, any progress they previously achieved toward Industry 4.0 as budgets are re-evaluated and so are new paths forward.
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Materials Management
How coronavirus changes manufacturing supply chain spend and inventory management
EMS manufacturing direct labor checklist in OEM program costs and pricing EMS supplier quotes
Key aspects when measuring direct labor performance in EMS manufacturing factories, with links to EMS KPIs and cost reduction and cost modeling OEM contract manufacturing.
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Top ten (10) factors impacting EMS/ODM quote pricing for OEM electronic equipment outsource manufacturing programs
Primary variables, tools that define fees contract EMS and ODM suppliers use to markup OEM equipment customer program costs.
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How engineering changes impact OEM customer costs in EMS manufacturing factories
OEM equipment manufacturers already pay excessive customer fees to their EMS and ODM suppliers. With every engineering change order (ECO) or engineering change notice (ECN) any manufacturer wants to be able to analyze impact to time, cost, quality at time …
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Contract manufacturer (internal) cost vs OEM quoted price vs OEM target cost
Savvy electronic OEM equipment manufacturers never give contract manufacturers a costed bill-of-materials (BOM). How you determine your lowest product landed cost (target price) is determined by obtaining accurate information about your contract manufacturing solutions provider. This article covers achieving timely …
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OEM Plan for Electronics Prototype and New Product Development with EMS Manufacturers – Document
Outline for new product development (NPD) and new product introduction (NPI) teams to consider when sourcing EMS and ODM solutions for electronic product.
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How OEM equipment manufacturers can negotiate contract manufacturing to find hidden profits and reduce annual spend
Access detailed manufacturing cost models to identify PPV and drive down quote pricing and lower annual spend.
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Look beyond labor and S,G&A for contract manufacturing quote cost models to determine total landed costs
Finding manufacturing ‘should cost’ and lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) versus piece part pricing for OEM equipment manufacturers requires intimate knowledge of EMS manufacturing and ODM provider internal costs. Add to this, the various geographies and currency rates while …
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EMS manufacturing profit center: Production vs inventory costs
EMS manufacturers make healthy profit by warehousing raw materials and finished goods inventory (FGI) for OEM customers. Most OEM equipment companies don’t know how to identify these hidden, internal EMS costs (OEM fees) and, EMS providers do not accurately break …
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JUUL, IQOS, Vype, nanoSTYX e-cig, heated tobacco, vaporizor brands face tighter manufacturing supply chains
Old tobacco is moving aside for digital nicotine and contract EMS manufacturing is helping companies bring new product categories to market.
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