EMS providers are habitual thinkers. They do not innovative. Artificial intelligence and automation will force PCB assembly firms out of their comfort zone. Here’s why.
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Software
Next generation manufacturing: PCB assembly companies face adaptive, technical challenges
ERP, supply chain and procurement cloud preferences
Mission-critical tasks or software applications like ERP, SCM and purchasing might be on an organization’s private cloud for enhanced security and availability. Read benefits for each model in this article
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EMS fallacy of optimizing materials cost of goods sold (MCOGs)
Contrary to popular EMS industry belief, nearly every EMS provider today does not purchase components and materials using procurement economies of scale (volume), across multiple customer programs, in an effort to achieve lower MCOGs for your OEM customer program. The …
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How manufacturing supply chains free up working capital and increase profitability
OEMs drive EMS manufacturing workflow accuracy and increase profitability asking these questions.
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Why Tony Stark doesn’t scrub hardware BOMs and neither should you
Artificial intelligence helping OEMs determine should cost quote pricing, and materials pricing and availability, more accurately and faster than EMS providers.
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Watson is IBM’s Hail Mary pass: Why its not working
To try and make sense of the constant marketing push for Watson I looked into Watson’s projects. I wanted to see and gauge the success stories, but finding them proved difficult. So difficult I could not find one. But what …
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How to compare Flex, Jabil, Sanmina, Celestica manufacturing supply chain capabilities
“My electronics manufacturing solutions provider just sold me a bill of goods, conveying their manufacturing supply chain capabilities and framing the narrative with “superior supply chain predictability, agility, and visibility”. This is how EMS provider Sanmina positions their manufacturing execution …
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Electronics return materials authorization (RMA) and product repair strategy
Ways EMS providers manage customer product repairs and failures and recurring problems under warranty and includes root cause steps and corrections actions.
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Lights-out EMS manufacturing electronics PCB assembly factories
Lights out EMS manufacturing technology exists today but habitual EMS management thinking keeping EMS industry from moving outside its comfort zone at expense of OEM customers.
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SAP v Oracle in automating electronics manufacturing
SAP is good at promoting specific solutions and convincing electronis OEM and EMS/ODM companies their product meets customer needs. Oracle is more tuned into finding out your manufacturing needs than using its frankenware to meet requirements.
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