Prior to the on-site visit, OEMs should have a full supplier vendor evaluation survey completed. This survey will help to establish the visit’s agenda and it should include…
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Industry Pulse
Visiting ODMs on-site: Quanta, ASUSTEK, Compal, Wistron, MiTAC, Qisda…
Merger, acquisition advisor Jean Manas joins Sanmina-SCI board
Before starting his own company, Manas was a senior executive with leading investment banking firms, most recently as Americas head of mergers & acquisitions and …
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EMS stock index outperforms S&P Q3 2009
Looking at EMS companies by tier, based on quarter-over-quarter share price performance, winners and losers can be identified by looking at …
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Struggling PCB giant Merix changes landscape with Viasystems merger
Merix has struggled in recent years post its own massive Asian acquisition, and had been expected by many on Wall Street and in private equity to be sold eventually to …
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Jabil: Some EMS better than others. Get over it.
Considering the current electronics supply chain economic environment which has improved, but remains sluggish with somewhat limited visibility for many EMS providers, Jabil Circuit has managed …
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Leading EMS / ODM flex muscle
Despite the various adjustments that EMS providers have had to make, a resurgence of notebook and netbook orders to the ODMs has inspired bullish sentiment among a number of companies, including…
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EMS provider Sanmina-SCI gets new CFO
Bob Eulau brings over 20 years of financial and operational management experience to Sanmina-SCI, most recently as …
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IPC to convene EMS, PCB, OEM companies to create intellectual property standard
Leading PCB manufacturers, EMS providers and OEM companies will be tasked to help with IP protection standards so that …
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How to select EMS providers: Factory tours, smoke, mirrors
Parking lots reveal a lot about EMS company management execution. EMS performance metrics don’t mean a thing but understanding geographic value added revenue (VAR) models can help OEMs get the best price.
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Bumping along the bottom: Electronics supply chain summer / fall ‘09 survey results
While some pundits have announced the recession is over, the electronics supply chain has a different view. We asked our readers to comment on the current economic situation, from their perspective in the electronics supply chain. According to those surveyed, the near-term future outlook is …
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