EMS manufacturing industry is slow to transact, despite EMS marketers and sales presence.
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Trends & Observations
EMS manufacturing industry is a liquid market
China increases Vietnam investment to ride manufacturing wave
Electronics OEM and contract electronics manufacturers are shifting manufacturing supply chains to avoid the effects of US-China trade tensions. This is being reflected in increased foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to Vietnam from late 2018 into 2019. (Related: Vietnam and …
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China’s growing defense capabilities vs US top military firms a Thucydides Trap?
One Chinese defense company nearly doubled in size in just ten years, to US$60 billion in revenue. We list other Chinese defense firms (see graph)
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Vietnam contract manufacturing: Dong exchange rates v EMS/ODM provider earnings growth
The Vietnamese Dong is the only ASEAN bloc currency that depreciated against the US$ in the first-half 2019. For electronics OEM decision makers considering EMS/ODM providers with operations in foreign countries and wanting to know contract electronics EMS and ODM …
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These 14 CEOs failed to navigate disruption
Technological innovations have swept in and upended legacy businesses in industry after industry. The past few decades are filled with stories of CEOs who stepped up to the plate, only to realize that their competitors were playing a different game …
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Global market share semiconductor industry
Nearly all supply chain market segments are on notice while US-China trade war outcome remains uncertain. For semiconductors, SEMI and SIA both expressed disappointment with tariffs on China and semiconductor-related imports. Stages of semiconductor production Tariffs will hurt US semiconductor …
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Survey: Top ranked China manufacturing alternatives for supply chain relocation
Nations ranked by criteria for manufacturing supply chain relocation based on survey results.
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EMS provider manufacturing equipment continuity is postured marketing
EMS provider same equipment claim is a fallacy. Here’s why.
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Manufacturing overview of production capacity by end market relocating to South East Asia
OEM program types and trends moving to Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore and other South East Asia nations.
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Eight (8) areas manufacturing technology creating factory of the future
Read eight (8) key areas where manufacturers late to the game run the risk of falling behind, or losing altogether. Report download.
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