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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Purchasing, Planning
ERP, supply chain and procurement cloud preferences
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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EMS manufacturer distribution networks waste time quoting OEM RFQs
It is possible for OEM customers to demand accurate quotes from EMS firms, with rationalized BOMs even for complex programs, and feel confident EMS providers have exhausted all component alternatives that meet program specs.
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Electronic OEM commodity management, and contradictions
“What I find misleading is the word ‘commodity’ it means common materials which are low-cost and highly available.”
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6 Steps how semi components get on OEM approved vendor list (AVL)
Six critical steps how a semiconductor vendor gets their chipset onto an electronics OEM hardware product approved vendor list (AVL).
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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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Electronics distributors lose control as pressure to innovate increases
Electronics distribution model is proving harder to manage as control of supply chain slips, shifting to non-OEM components manfuacturers.
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Supplier assessment criteria for electronic design skill and capabilities
The list presented below includes most of the specific criteria categories OEMs would expect to find/evaluate when considering sourcing contract elevtronics design services.
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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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