Celestica has not made any major acquisitions since Muhlhauser took over as CEO in 2006. Things are much different today. Muhlhauser and his team did a good job of managing profitability during this last downturn. However, more revenue is needed to drive …
Read more
Outsourcing & Offshoring
China consumer tech spending trends
Looking at LCD flat screen TV brands most likely to be purchased, consumers like Sharp and Sony (both 10%) most, followed by Samsung (8%), among the LCD TV brands. PC brands most likely to be purchased, consumers prefer Lenovo (20%), followed by HP (11%), unbranded computers (9%) and…Dell (7%).
Read more
iPhone market share: Enterprise demand may buck trends
There is growing evidence that the iPhone is making inroads into the enterprise. Although Apple has a relatively small position today, some on Wall Street expect Apple to gain considerable share in the enterprise market over the next several years, possibly driving upside to many Street estimates.
Read more
Asia market trends in printed circuit boards
Unfortunately, the flowers are not in full bloom for Japanese printed circuit board manufacturers. They continue to dig themselves out of a hole while their Asian counterparts …
Read more
China semiconductors market at $80 billion in 2010
China semiconductor market to grow by 17.8%. Automotive electronics only major application market to generate an increase in semiconductor demand in 2009. Wireless communications semiconductor market to decline to …
Read more
Trend report: Regional manufacturing productivity, hourly compensation, labor costs
Greatest decline in total hours worked occurred in U.S. manufacturing. Total manufacturing labor compensation declined in Japan, Canada, United Kingdom. U.S. manufacturing sector improved unit labor cost competitiveness against all economies compared except Korea and the United Kingdom.
Read more
Visiting ODMs on-site: Quanta, ASUSTEK, Compal, Wistron, MiTAC, Qisda…
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
China iPhone market demand projections
Some industry reports indicate Apple could soon be announcing a partnership with China Unicom to distribute the iPhone across mainland China. While VentureOutsource.com is unsure of the pending partnership, reports are providing insight into what Apple’s China iPhone venture …
Read more
Credit-sapped economy creates struggle for Chinese manufacturers
The shrinking external global demand has caused the closure of Chinese factories and mass exodus of migrant workers who have returned to the countryside without money or job prospects. This situation contributes to the risk of …
Read more
