Many executives mistakenly do not treat intellectual property (IP) as an asset. Value such as insight into trade secrets and potential competing products can be extracted from competitors when executives …
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Supply Chain Management
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Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) on innovation and failure
We rub elbows with Richard Notargiacomo, a former product development manager with Eastman Kodak and now the chairman and president of the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA). PDMA is a volunteer-driven, not-for-profit organization with the mission to improve the effectiveness of people engaged in developing and managing new products, covering new goods…
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7 Potholes along the REACH road to global supply chains
REACH is a major driver for a more integrated approach to compliance with entire supply chains coming together to facilitate ..
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Checklist: Private equity risk in electronics manufacturing services (EMS)
How to determine the EMS provider’s true gross margins? What are equivalent net margins? How is operating margin determined and is it sustainable? Due diligence can help you answer these questions and more when investing in, merging or acquiring electronics services providers.
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The global economy and table seating at the world business buffet
The fact that so many more companies are trading and investing overseas also means that one core source of support for protectionist policies, that is, manufacturers who produce solely in the United States, has gotten smaller. This means…
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RoHS: Ask your EMS provider these five questions
Even if you have an excellent RoHS program and your EMS provider has an excellent RoHS compliance process, all it takes is one component for a product to be non-compliant. What is your EMS provider’s process if a non-compliant part is found on finished boards?
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Virtual manufacturing behind auto maker’s continuous quality improvement
March 25, 2008 – Ford employs advanced motion capture technology with human modeling software to …
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Wall Street on EMS vs. ODM market share and market segments
Wall Street discusses EMS vs. ODM market share, various market segments, emerging market opportunities and …
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3 Myths about REACH you need to know
REACH does provide a variety of exemptions for certain products and applications. For example, if you sell a printed circuit board, the same circuit board may be used in automobiles (not exempt), medical electronics devices in direct contact with human body (exempt) and in airplanes (possibly exempt on a case-by-case basis in some EU Member States if a specific defense exemption is granted).
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International hourly manufacturing compensation rate costs by country
Information on hourly manufacturing rate compensation costs for international employees by country in production manufacturing begins …
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