Until recently, Flextronics’ largest market segment was mobile phones, which accounted for over 30% of revenue. With the acquisition of Solectron this changes the entire landscape of the EMS, and ODM, industries.
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Direct Fulfillment, Distribution, Logistics
Acquisition gives Flextronics expanded global footing and capabilities
Taking the pulse of EMS
While internal, defensive, cost-control issues dominated the companies’ reports; most firms also …
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DHL selected as primary express carrier for Celestica
DHL will be transporting telecommunications and electronics components, and finished goods to, from, and between Celestica factories; manufacturing facilities, suppliers, and consolidation points, as well as drop-shipping direct to customers.
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Discussing global supply chains with Institute for Supply Management’s Lisa Martin
A discussion on the globalization of supply chains, diversified global economies, challenges executives face and what all of this means as companies look for ways …
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Site selection and global supply chain operations
Companies must take into consideration a number of criteria when expanding their operational footprint. Gain insight into one company's experience that also helped it to remain focused on the bottom line.
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15 Lessons from a global sourcing manager
China is not the only low cost solution. China has become a ‘buzz word’ for many companies. Sourcing managers must be prepared to objectively inform company management whenever it is determined the company should not go to China on a particular component; sub-assembly, or product program.
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How to improve electronics manufacturing product quality
Tips to drive functional teams to improve electronics manufacturing product quality. Objectives for program management, testing, production…including meeting formats.
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Managing contract delivery schedules, changes and liability in the supply chain
Typically, what many OEMs are presented with from their contract manufacturing partners, with regards to supply chain contract scheduling and schedule changes, allows for schedule changes to occur but there is a limit to the degree of change in manufactured product volumes delivered.
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Four (4) types of common contract electronics manufacturing agreements
Roughly 80 percent of all contract manufacturing agreements fall under four different pricing models: Fixed materials pricing, component cost pricing, cost plus pricing (fixed price) and return on invested capital pricing (ROIC). Understanding these contract types is at the heart of making good OEM-EMS partnership decisions.
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