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Platform vs verticals: Contract manufacturing electronic industry
Users get annoyed with an experience that caters to the lowest common denominator. We serve a niche, intelligent audience of OEM manufacturing decision makers.
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Fee structures for negotiating manufacturing assembly contracts
Good assembly agreements for manufacturing suppliers and customers find balance with price, terms, and service. View different SLA contract types here.
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Contract manufacturing consultants de-risk OEM outsource design and assembly
Independent EMS sourcing consultants with extensive electronics contract manufacturing best practices knowledge. View examples.
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Contract electronics manufacturing (EMS) finance risk
Contract electronics manufacturing services (EMS) is capital intensive with most electronics contract manufacturers using revolving lines of credit to fund manufacturing operations. Many large and small contract electronics providers in industry are now facing challenges related to replacing maturing high …
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Avnet adds no value confirms Texas Instruments: How OEMs save and why more component vendors will follow TI strategy
I’ve managed contract electronics divisions for years and noticed long ago the cozy relationship electronics components distributors like Avnet, Arrow, Future, TTI, Mouser and others have with EMS manufacturers. Beyond moving boxes around, distributors add no real value to OEM …
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Mexico hourly manufacturing wages, labor productivity, electronic industry infrastructure v Asian nations
Details on manufacturing cost and challenges facing
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Profit margins in PCB electronics assembly quotes for EMS manufacturing costs vs. OEM pricing
When determining EMS manufacturing profit margins for SMT and printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, contract electronics solutions providers will quote OEM prospects the contract manufacturer’s labor and assembly price with labor margin, material pricing (also with material margin) plus, total …
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What’s happening in the EMS manufacturing market today
The strength of EMS manufacturers is managing routine operations in the hardware manufacturing supply chain. But they are unable to grasp control in situations demanding originality. EMS providers build to customer specs, and without artificial intelligence every EMS manufacturer will …
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India smartphone market subject to telecom infrastructure and suitable contract electronics providers
Indian contract electronics industry has faced ongoing challenges for years, and just as one segment appears to be savior for some EMS manufacturers in India targeting smartphone markets, the capital intensive nature of telecom infrastructure needed to support the greater …
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