Tag Archives: quality

Top-line growth and deeper customer satisfaction with process strategy leadership

  Customer-facing teams confront unique challenges, often unbeknownst amongst our internal supported teams. Successfully addressing customer needs requires a tenacity for closing tasks in a fluid environment often operating with loosely defined processes. Understanding the backbone of our process and …
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Vendor management program (VMP) guidance in EMS manufacturing industry

Vendor management programs (VMP) are a crucial component of the contract manufacturing industry, particularly for manufacturing firms that source electronic components and contract electronics manufacturing services (EMS). These programs are designed to ensure that CM, CEM, EMS and ODM providers …
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Mandatory quality processes, procedures for EMS providers

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For OEMs, this list can help you better understand an EMS provider’s understanding of quality, and verify minimum processes and procedures are in place (or need to be implemented), for the provider to meet minimum industry standards.
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Top five mistakes OEMs make with EMS providers

Economic uncertainty in the current global environment is forcing OEMs to turn their current business models upside down just to survive. Learn from these 5 common OEM mistakes and avoid ruining your OEM-EMS relationship.
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Celestica CEO talks internal changes, acquisitions, EMS

Celestica has not made any major acquisitions since Muhlhauser took over as CEO in 2006. Things are much different today. Muhlhauser and his team did a good job of managing profitability during this last downturn. However, more revenue is needed to drive …
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China RoHS and beyond – interview with Underwriters Laboratories executive David C. Haataja

Mr. Haataja is vice president and general manager for UL's restricted substances compliance solutions. Read insights Mr. Haataja shares on RoHS in China and other countries; locating suppliers that are RoHS compliant, RoHS compliance documentation, RoHS legislative developments, and more.
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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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Checklist: Qualify your contract electronics manufacturer

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Electronics OEMs can learn which criteria are crucial when evaluating capabilities of prospective EMS / ODM partners. Learn to create weighted values that can be assigned to various criteria categories to help OEM companies make better partnership decisions.
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