Some states offering incentives for EMS providers are really just imposing more taxes. Understanding which states are more aggressive when it comes to incentives capabilities is key to selecting geography.
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EMS manufacturing site relocation and selection in North America
Understanding working with Chinese state-owned enterprises
Your chances for success increase if you align your objectives with government of China’s local, regional or national pathway.
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RoHS Recast: What’s in store for 2.0?
Anything not exempted from the scope of ‘Electrical and Electronic Equipment’ is subject to the Recast provisions. An entirely new eleventh category will be added to Article 2. Not a part of RoHS legislation, but closely linked to it, is EU CE marking.
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EMS industry job trends, salaries and 2011 hiring outlook
There are currently too many people in the EMS job market and not enough jobs. Read one opinion by a reader experienced in the recruitment industry and learn if you are being paid EMS industry market rates. Also, learn which EMS jobs are in demand plus how EMS compensation differs depending on EMS provider size. Many EMS industry candidates will accept $10,000 per year less in compensation to be part of an EMS provider culture with similar values. Would you?
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2011 Forecasts global EMS / ODM growth slowing with China no longer the exception
Margin improvement now a function of end-market mix. Given rise of material costs and wages in areas like China, 2011 margins are apt to be heading sideways or downward.
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Challenges revealed in the many faces of EMS provider culture
Following are some of my personal experiences and insights gained through my years of dealing with different countries, EMS provider organizations and people in the EMS industry across Asia, Europe and the Americas. However, fewer culture gaps exist between Asian countries than, say, compared to western nations, or counties on the Africa continent. Similarly, working styles in western countries tend to be less divergent with countries located on the same continent than compared to a Chinese or Thai style.
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How to build trust in your OEM-EMS global partnerships
Electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers routinely struggle to gain insights on how they can fit into an OEM’s product roadmap. And rightly so, since many OEM’s are concerned their product roadmaps, if revealed, could be given to a competitor the EMS provider is also serving.
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Pentagon budget cuts challenge defense EMS providers
How can EMS providers plan defense new business development with supply chain consolidations underway? Defense game changing in the way budgets are issued and contracts are awarded. EMS providers must see where design trends and opportunities exist. Focus turns to mastering logistics.
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2011 Electronics manufacturing services (EMS) outlook with 2010 review
2011 EMS industry perspective reveals risks for Flextronics, Sanmina-SCI, Jabil Circuit, Benchmark Electronics, Plexus. 2010 program wins can take 12 to 18 months to ramp. Possible return to M&A across EMS sector. Increased focus on non-traditional EMS markets. Overall 2010 YTD performance lags notably due to magnitude of mid-2010 decline.
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Questions surface on 2009-2014 global EMS industry forecast
Hong Kong-based EMS provider questions recent worldwide EMS industry forecast – comparing combined revenues from the top 50 EMS providers with values for the forecasted period and total available market (TAM). Perhaps other readers have the same question?
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