The focus of EMS provider Jabil Electronics' earnings call last month was more about whether the market has seen, or will see, the bottom in demand, versus …
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Trends & Observations
REPORT: EMS March struggle
Low attendance at IPC APEX 2009
There were a high number of companies whose product lines included assembling machines and soldering machines. The latest models for assembling machines featured flexible capabilities for different …
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Taiwan electronics industry poised for quick rebound?
The reason for the possible rebound are two predominant product front runners that have emerged from the ashes. The first product is the Net Book PC …
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Career guru Marty Nemko on U.S. job loss and America’s opportunity
The American auto industry is a prime example of poor, union-influenced manufacturing management policies derailed by even poorer product quality.
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Japan commentary on AIG bonuses, Japanese executives
Large, publicly-traded Japanese companies typically elect one of their long-time employees as an honorary president. Most of these executives have …
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Electronics manufacturing services value is not cost reductions
Real problem with EMS industry is inability to effectively communicate its value proposition. Pressure on EMS firms relates to the mistaken belief the core value proposition of outsourced manufacturing is cost reductions.
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Perceptions and notes from nano tech 2009
The countries represented included Australia; Belgium, Canada, Finland, Germany, Iran, Italy, Korea, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan and …
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Auto electronics exhibit in Japan yields few customers
The spotlight was focused on the electronics concept cars featured by five automobile companies. These concept models were jam packed with many electronic …
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Electronics convention in Japan showcases…room to wander
Once inside, visitors navigated from booth to booth without fighting crowds. On the second and third days, the crowds were much better than the first day, but …
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Future EMS / ODM opportunities by product segment
ODM segments tend to have slightly higher expected CAGR than EMS segments, in most cases this is due to the small initial sizes of these segments and the rapid growth a …
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