March 15, 2007 – Bear Stearns published its updated Inventory Tracker which points to a meaningful decline in inventory days in the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) or, electronics contract manufacturing sector.
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Tag Archives: Flextronics
A look at supply chain inventories exiting 2006
Brazil offshoring and outsourcing contract manufacturing
Meanwhile, as Brazil’s market for consumer products continues to develop, OEM executives engaged with contract manufacturers with facilities in Brazil could likely benefit from cost savings and reductions based partly on Brazil’s domestic consumer products consumption trend.
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Industry Pulse: Flextronics, Celestica, Nam Tai Electronics, Plexus, Benchmark
Read about Flextronics' deal with Hewlett-Packard involving cell phone imaging and the Company's reduction in work force with a facility in France. Celestica updates guidance believed to be partly related to poor performance of Mexico operations, Nam Tai Electronics announces a new CEO, and more…
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Cell phones, handsets electronics contract manufacturers
With this trend shift, contract manufacturers that are vertically integrated will reap greater benefits than their non-vertically integrated competitors as total outsourced volume increases and the percentage of higher content (i.e., more complex) cell phones decreases.
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Michael Marks talks EMS, Foxconn, Flextronics with VentureOutsource.com
"A culture is built up over a very long time. I think we do have the culture you have described. Our operating executives all have the same view, presumably everyone hires in their own image and as long as the company works…"
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