At this point in time, more than 500 people – including California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger; Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, and inventor Dean Kamen …
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Former Flextronics CEO Michael Marks takes over at Tesla Motors
Avnet posts record revenue and operating income
Company CEO, Roy Vallee, said "Our fourth quarter results continued to demonstrate the operating leverage in our business model as strong execution in both operating groups resulted in …
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Changes at Jabil Circuit
August 10, 2007 – Bear Stearns analyst Kevin Kessel opines on Jabil Circuit's recent announcement Jabil will establish a dedicated consumer division …
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Purchasing economics in Korea and Asian supply chain profits
Korean company management must be able to distinguish the differences between the negative and positive aspects of Japan's manufacturing history (and rise) and …
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Flextronics’ Solectron acquisition update
Flextronics' McNamara has completed a three to four week round of visits to Solectron's global facilities and says that some of Solectron's plants …
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Saigon Hi-Tech Park and Vietnam Infrastructure
A discussion with Saigon Hi-Tech Park president about Vietnam, internal-country infrastructure, challenges facing the Park, executive manufacturing concerns and more.
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Lower intellectual property (IP) risk outsourcing electronics manufacturing
One common error is most executives feel something is not patentable. It is also Some advanced tactics used by IP-savvy companies and executives include conducting ‘directed invention …
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Discussing global supply chains with Institute for Supply Management’s Lisa Martin
A discussion on the globalization of supply chains, diversified global economies, challenges executives face and what all of this means as companies look for ways …
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Changes underway at global EMS destinations
U.S. electronics manufacturing is not going away. New product introduction (NPI) and low-volume, high-mix programs should play a major role in industries such as …
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$30 billion giant steps out of the woods
June 4, 2007 – The combined company will have a work force of about 200,000, including about 4,000 design engineers, with a combined annual revenue exceeding $30 billion.
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