Electronics distribution model is proving harder to manage as control of supply chain slips, shifting to non-OEM components manfuacturers.
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Electronics distributors lose control as pressure to innovate increases
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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Should OEMs share product roadmaps with EMS manufacturing partners?
Will electronics OEMs ever be willing to carry this risk when doing so could result in roadmaps falling into hands of competing OEMs served by the same provider?
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EMS manufacturing materials purchasing in the extended supply chain
Some strategies include grouping part numbers by commodity or supplier, managing line items based on pricing or parts that make up the biggest value of your bill and materials (BOM), to name a few.
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Electronic new product introduction (NPI) feasibility vs. cost reductions and price erosion
Do OEM decision makers spend valuable time reducing cost on existing products or do you spend your scarce R&D resources on introducing new products?
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EMS Provider perspective: Managing end-of-life (EOL) product lifecycle management (PLM)
Includes steps and activities for department employees in engineering, quality, program management, testing, procurement, planning and logistics, funding and more.
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How to OEM request BOM quotes (RFQ) for EMS manufacturing
A BOM RFQ letter to help validate electronic OEM program business assumptions and select suitable EMS providers for complete turn key contract electronics.
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OEM review of EMS quotes during RFQ phase
OEM and EMS functional teams need to talks. Invest the time and let your team talk to each other internally about what they see as different EMS companies’ strengths and weaknesses and strength and weaknesses they see in your own company.
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OEM Finance and cost concerns sourcing contract electronics manufacturing
Looking at OEM cash flow and spend management, is managing operational expenses more important to your financial success than capital expenditures? As you progress forward in selecting and managing EMS partners there are hundreds of key objectives and operating indicators…
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Selecting contract EMS manufacturers based on product portfolio
EMS factory selection is important. You go into a relationship with an EMS company. It’s a contractual relationship. But the real relationship you have is with the factory you’re dealing with on a daily basis. Read more
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