Request-for-information (RFI), request-for-quotation (RFQ) guidance for contract electronics sourcing programs
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OEMs gain control over contract electronics RFQ and RFI processes: Essential guidance
EMS activity-based quote model for electronic systems integration manufacturing
RFQ inputs EMS providers factor for responding to electronics OEM requests for quotes; contribution level and costs for direct and indirect employees and more.
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RFQ template cover for EMS manufacturing OEM quotes
Contract electronics manufacturing quote collection form for OEM outsourcing programs.
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Vanity metrics and inventory turns in EMS manufacturing
It is possible for EMS providers to inform every OEM customer what OEM inventory turns are for any given OEM program on a program-by-program basis, at any point in time.
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OEM questions on EMS provider costs, quotes and pricing
Answers to handling prepaid material, MOQ and excess material in open-book costing modelsm, how materials ownership changes hands between OEM and EMS and more…
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Electronics distributors lose control as pressure to innovate increases
Electronics distribution model is proving harder to manage as control of supply chain slips, shifting to non-OEM components manfuacturers.
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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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EMS provider secretive demeanor preventing better OEM relationships
Is EMS open-book pricing typically offered without OEMs having to ask? Or do OEMs have to ask for it? Do most EMS providers sit at the table with prospects with an us v. them mentality?
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EMS provider ROI can put OEM customers at risk
EMS providers have a tendency to shotgun their marketing and sales strategy, using hammers when they should be using scalpels based on fact-based intelligence.
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OEM trust in purchase price variance (PPV) and open-book pricing
The underlying issue in the OEM-EMS relationship is most solutions providers are unwilling to share real open-book pricing because it exposes them to realizing they don’t fully understand and capture their true internal costs. A lot of EMS working capital is tied up due to poor internal EMS decision-making.
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