Contract electronics supplier materials purchasing and inventory control – Contract Manufacturing Consultants

When outsourcing to electronics solutions providers, industry best practices in components and materials purchasing and inventory control functions are key to electronics OEM hardware prototype verification builds, deploying electronics new product launches, OEM program production ramp-ups and sustainable production manufacturing programs held to ship schedules and more.

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But, it starts with your EMS manufacturing being held to best practices for third-party procurement by EMS manufacturers and, how they manage inventory control of both raw materials, and work-in-process (WIP) and sub-assemblies inventory for your program while addressing engineering change orders (ECO) as your product revisions cycle through the marketplace to help maintain/expand your product market share and market positioning.

Below are several articles and resources for helping your EMS manufacturing supply chain provider enhance focus on production control, manufacturing scheduling and planning tied to order fulfillment and inventory availability, minimizing inventory liability, and more.

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