Read about Flextronics' deal with Hewlett-Packard involving cell phone imaging and the Company's reduction in work force with a facility in France. Celestica updates guidance believed to be partly related to poor performance of Mexico operations, Nam Tai Electronics announces a new CEO, and more…
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Trends & Observations
Industry Pulse: Flextronics, Celestica, Nam Tai Electronics, Plexus, Benchmark
Interview with defense provider Sypris Electronics
Sypris defense electronics provider CEO talks about the defense electronics services sector and the top five criteria when evaluating defense electronics service providers.
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Allied Telesis operations executive Scott Clark interview on quality and supply chain management
Read what Scott Clark, vice president, global procurement and operations with standards-based networking product company Allied Telesis, has to say about contract manufacturing, and more…
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Trends & Observations – Jul ’06
Venture Outsource launches Lean Outsourcing seminars and industry-wide online survey, read about recent CIO poll results, and global handset sector demand…
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Trends & Observations – Jun ’06
India attracts Jabil Circuit, European Union's RoHS directive likely to cause headaches, different sales and marketing aspects of the global PC market, health of the handset sector, and more…
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Trends & Observations – May ’06
Growing Nortel business at Solectron, poorly-managed vendors in the PCB industry, growth rate for 2006 handset, and leadtimes issues evolving in passives…
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Trends & Observations – Apr ’06
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 – 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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