It is possible for OEM customers to demand accurate quotes from EMS firms, with rationalized BOMs even for complex programs, and feel confident EMS providers have exhausted all component alternatives that meet program specs.
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EMS manufacturer distribution networks waste time quoting OEM RFQs
Contract manufacturing radio frequency (RF), microwaves drive testing equipment outsourcing decisions
Quality contract electronics solutions partners with RF expertise help OEM decision makers design and manufacture modular testing equipment.
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Industrial HazLoc, intrinsic safety drives European manufacturing executives
One common theme for each, recent OEM program inquiry above is they all come from European companies positioning themselves to offset EU regional and global economic challenges.
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Top 10 EMS Providers in USA West – 2017
2017 top contract electronics EMS providers USA West in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.
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Top 10 EMS Providers in California – 2017
We surveyed contracts electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers around the world and asked them to review their peer contractors with a location in California. See which providers made the list.
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Top 10 EMS Providers in California, Silicon Valley Bay Area – 2017
We survey contract electronics solutions professionals around the world and asked which solutions provider locations in the Silicon Valley Bay Area have the best reputation. For Silicon Valley Bay Area we include the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma and Solano.
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Why EMS PCB assembly companies lose B2B customer opportunities
The EMS industry has a high failure rate when it comes to new business lead opportunities v. percent of new customer deals closed. Its not surprising most EMS top line growth is from incumbent OEM customers giving their EMS providers additional business. EMS growth has little to do with exceptional EMS marketing and sales techniques.
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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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Top 10 EMS Providers in USA Southeast – 2016
Top 10 2016 EMS providers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia as voted by industry peers.
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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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