Solectron's Nortel business appears to be growing, the printed circuit board industry moves along while the handset industry's anticipated growth rate changes and, leadtimes with passives are starting to surprise people.
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Trends & Observations
Trends & Observations – Apr ’06
Trends & Observations – Mar ’06
Flexible PCB vendors seeing order increases, talk of inventory concerns among players in the EMS industry, China's GSM market grows considerably with no slow down in sight, and more…
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Trends & Observations – Jan ’06
A major flexible PCB manufacturer increases net income guidance, lead times for ceramic capacitors rise, virtual model EMS providers such as Benchmark Electronics weigh in on the benefits of the model, and more…
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EMS Manufacturing global pricing drivers and OEM fees
Understand ways EMS providers determine costs for pricing quotes to OEMs for better contract negotiations outcomes and driving OEM program cost reductions.
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When outsourcing is not the answer
Medical electronics OEM finds alternative to keep manufacturing in USA and save on tariffs using internal operations analysis to identify costs and savings.
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