Tests your EMS or ODM partner will perform to make sure your electronics product is ready for manufacturing depending on product complexity, special testing requirements, unique or custom components…
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Supply Chain Management
OEM engineering product development and design validation in electronic EMS manufacturing
How to OEM request PCB assembly quotes (RFQ) for EMS manufacturing
Your current EMS provider just missed a shipment to one of your important customers because of ongoing, internal EMS systems test yield issues. You realize you now have to prepare RFQs for alternative providers because your company reputation is on the line.
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If only I knew then how much of my electronic hardware manufacturing to outsource
Contract electronics solutions providers can do so much more than lower your costs. Read helpful tips and considerations many OEMs don’t know about.
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OEM RFP best practices for contract electronic manufacturing
Helpful tips for OEM executives preparing request for proposals (RFP) for contract electronics design and manufacturing. What to expect and how to manage the process as electronics services providers prepare and submit their quotes.
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OEM BOMs and eight (8) improvement opportunities in contract electronics
Contract electronic manufacturers frequently take the OEM’s data and create new part numbers in the CM’s product documentation management system. This creates issues and errors for a number of reasons.
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Top 10 operations due diligence metrics in contract EMS industry
Implementing the right metrics strategy used for guiding EMS manufacturer program performance and execution can include no less than 50, to as many as 120, individual metrics. (Read more on these types of KPI projects here) Beyond the initial outreach …
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Internet of Things changes OEM electronics outsourcing strategy
The Internet of Things changes how electronics OEM decision makers identify capable providers with adequate service capabilities and deep understanding of extract, transform and loading of proprietary methodologies.
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Contract consumer electronics, injection molding, enclosure opportunities
Enclosures produced using computer numerical control machines (CNC) / extrusion (e.g., plastics injection molding) methods should continue to dominate smartphones segment, and are becoming an important feature for handset OEMs. Click to view charts and graphs.
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Can Taiwan win industrial robotics manufacturing automation race?
Production-related activities in smart factories will need to be linked closer with administrative information systems such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) and manufacturing execution. Additionally, a broader range of sub-systems from various providers will need to be integrated into smart …
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Industrial electronics Internet of Things (IoT) opportunity
The IoT segment may not be capital or labor-intensive but this segment will require hiring significant numbers of R&D engineers because each product requires a high degree of customization due to the high-mix / low-volume nature of the business.
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