Old tobacco is moving aside for digital nicotine and contract EMS manufacturing is helping companies bring new product categories to market.
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Trends & Observations
JUUL, IQOS, Vype, nanoSTYX e-cig, heated tobacco, vaporizor brands face tighter manufacturing supply chains
EMS sourcing red flags OEMs should look for when outsourcing SMT, PCB assembly and electro-mechanical manufacturing
A couple of red flags electronic OEMs should look for when outsource contract manufacturing and sourcing EMS (electronics manufacturing services). EMS manufacturer explanations for rising receivables are usually inadequate. Its typically bad for electronics EMS providers if receivables are rising …
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Relocating supply chains reveal capacity shortages
Shifting manufacturing supply chains reveal inadequate coverage and capacity shortages pushing many South East Asian nations to align infrastructure investment and capability with demand. Expected infrastructure spend per GDP below for Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, India, Vietnam. Based on …
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Contract manufacturing industry low productivity asset turnover challenge
Read why your outsource manufacturing cost model template is just as important as finding the right EMS manufacturing partner.
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China massive Belt and Road Initiative integrating Eurasia and global supply chains
Projects touch 152 countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas — integrating manufacturing and enterprise supply chains.
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India domestic EMS manufacturers continue to struggle
Little seems to go right for many India-domestic EMS manufacturers.
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Contract manufacturing new categories product operations
Depending on who you ask, the global EMS manufacturing market is expected to grow at 7 percent CAGR, reaching $670 billion by fiscal year 2021. Worldwide, electronics industry is between $1.7 trillion and $2 trillion and, only about 35 percent …
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Visualizing good quality vs poor quality contract manufacturing execution
Below are two clear inferences visualizing specific cases for review of quality that can be applied to differentiating between a contract manufacturer with good quality execution vs a contract manufacturer with poor quality execution. Quality execution Above, the responsible party …
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Asian EMS manufacturer expands into US market with factory acquisition
The Asian EMS provider claimed to be a top-five supplier to GE with a verified $150 million in total revenue. Nearly 30 percent of this revenue came from GE. This EMS provider wanted to be sold and three different private …
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South East Asia attracts US manufacturing industry
Nearly 25% US firms surveyed have plans to relocate manufacturing to ASEAN when asked: “If you have relocated or are considering to relocate China-based manufacturing facilities to other countries because of the tariffs and/or concerns over the future of U.S.-China …
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