We witnessed firsthand subpar behavior and low performance from a European tier-2 EMS provider with processes and procedures more representing a small-to-medium business (SMB).
Experiences with this EMS provider and their US subsidiary ranged from incomplete deliverables to poor quality deliverables, to no deliverables. Meetings were often missed, or pushed out several times for no reason other than lack of preparedness and frequently with no advance notice.
Leadership does start at the top and we witnessed the above behavior and inactions from the provider’s regional executive vice president down to the Silicon Valley facility general manager, and local program management.
From the enterprise perspective, this global EMS provider does not yet have mature processes and procedures in place for managing inbound sales leads to processing prospective customer RFQs and turning quotes, to generating customer work orders, managing NPI program launches, and more.
The lack of control and inadequate attention to detail this tier-2 EMS manufacturing supplier has for managing their indirect labor workflow accuracy, timeliness, and productivity execution are each surprisingly poor.
Based on OEM feedback and our experience in the EMS industry for nearly 20 years talking with EMS providers and their OEM customers, this lack of process and performance is not uncommon among contract electronics solutions providers, big and small.
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