Read what Scott Clark, vice president, global procurement and operations with standards-based networking product company Allied Telesis, has to say about contract manufacturing, and more…
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Industry Pulse
Allied Telesis operations executive Scott Clark interview on quality and supply chain management
Industry Pulse – Oct ’06
Flextronics makes corporate changes to increase customer focus, Solectron top-line increases, Jabil delves further into handsets, Viasystems raises prices, and more…
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Industry Pulse – Sep ’06
Read about a recent Flextronics acquisition, Foxconn reporting finances for the quarter, TTM's Tyco acquisition, and information from a report citing trend activity with inventory buildup in the EMS sector.
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Industry Pulse – Jul ’06
Lucent Technologies' financials and China, Benchmark Electronics' Sun Microsystems business, Solectron Corporation's cost-cutting measures, and more…
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Industry Pulse – Jun ’06
Marc Onetto leaves Solectron, Nam Tai Electronics reports positive financials, Foxconn gains momentum in the handset sector, Jabil Circuit acquisition, and more…
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Industry Pulse – May ’06
Large number of new program wins at Plexus, continuing disappointment at Celestica, Sanmina's restructuring yielding some positive improvements, Benchmark Electronics new program wins, and more…
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Industry Pulse – Apr ’06
Flextronics announces priorities to re-align Company focus, Benchmark continues to perform, Solectron reports poor financials, and BenQ's recent quarter operating loss is larger than expected.
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Industry Pulse – Mar ’06
Benchmark displays sound financial management skills, Celestica's European restructuring continues to weigh down the Company, Foxconn experiences better than expected orders while Elcoteq weakens, and more…
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Industry Pulse – Jan ’06
Solectron , MiTAC, Benchmark, and Sanmina -SCI are each discussed in this issue. Read about the challenges facing Solectron and Sanmina-SCI and the no-debt/cash-positive position Benchmark finds itself in, and more…
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China v. India for your product manufacturing
In the Philippines, where the Chinese population is 3 percent, it also manages to control 70 percent of all business. Thailand’s population is 3 percent Chinese, and yet the Chinese control 60 percent of the trade. India does have limitations. It does no executive any good to have printed circuit boards or finished goods inventory in an Indian factory and be unable to reliably move inventory to, and beyond, air or seaport in a timely and efficient manner.
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