Best practices for titles and responsibilities wanting robust AVLs and BOMs in electronics industry.
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Top 5 challenges when designing drones
One of the main challenges when designing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, is ensuring that it can fly smoothly and maintain stability, even in adverse weather conditions or when faced with obstacles. Achieving this requires careful attention to …
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Costing modeler sourcing, manufacturing and assembly of electric vehicles: Tesla Model Y
The amount of technology and electronics in new vehicles is growing each year. From sophisticated vehicle electronic control units (ECU) to manage everything to all electric vehicles (EV), plus the vast array of ever-increasing functional technology and hardware. Take into …
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How electronics manufacturing product companies can avoid intellectual property violations and litigation
Manufacturers can avoid intellectual property (IP) litigation by taking a number of steps. By simply conducting thorough intellectual property (IP) due diligence, this can help ensure manufactured electronics products do not infringe on the patents, trademarks, or copyrights of other …
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How to build costing modelers for contract electronics quote pricing analysis
How much should we pay for contract electronics fees and services for our program? How do we determine program total landed cost? How much of the quoted pricing for CM fees and services goes straight to CM profit? How can …
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The best time for new product launch
It is expensive for electronics manufacturers to launch a new product. To save money, manufacturers will often revise an existing product already in the market. (Read about trends in new product launch services) How can electronics companies weigh the costs …
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The role of value analysis and value engineering in electronics equipment manufacturing
Value analysis and value engineering, often times condensed to VA/VE, can be applied to a wide range of electronics markets and industries, including consumer electronics, industrial electronics, medical electronics, and aerospace and defense electronics. These methodologies can be particularly beneficial …
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How electronics equipment manufacturers can reduce cost to manufacture
Electronics equipment manufacturers have a number of options when interested in reducing the cost of manufacturing their products. Some of these include: Contract electronics outsourcing equipment manufacturing programs, certain manufacturing processes or assemblies and sub-assemblies, or components to countries with …
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Pros and cons of standalone vs systems integrated costing modelers for contract electronics equipment manufacturing
When considering cost modelers for manufacturing, are you looking for a standalone solution or do you want to integrate value analysis and value engineering capabilities with other systems like SAP, Oracle, QED, to name a few? Decision-making for purchasing a …
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Supplier development questions for EMS manufacturing program performance
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 electronics …
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