Shorter product lifecycles creating more losses for OEMs.  Engineering change orders can define IP ownership. ODM vendor selection transparency is vital. IT integration can offer significant savings for OEMs.

Excess inventory is a liability to both the EMS provider and OEM. This exposure must be watched closely by both since the EMS provider will undoubtedly come back to the OEM looking for payment for exposed material left over. If OEMs feel the EMS provider is not practicing proper procurement practices, OEMs should push ... 

The key industry driver for attracting OEM to a country is the market. OEMs will open a distribution center (or a factory) if there is a large local or regional market which they can serve. The critical success factors for OEM include: market opportunities, component costs ...

Prior to the on-site visit, OEMs should have a full supplier vendor evaluation survey completed. This survey will help to establish the visit’s agenda and it should include...

Merix has struggled in recent years post its own massive Asian acquisition, and had been expected by many on Wall Street and in private equity to be sold eventually to ...

Parking lots reveal a lot about EMS company management execution. EMS performance metrics don’t mean a thing but understanding geographic value added revenue (VAR) models can help OEMs get the best price.

The landscape for outsourcing electronics has changed significantly in the recent decade resulting from a combination of the emergence of the Taiwanese original design manufacturers (ODM) as well as the consolidation of traditional EMS providers. Companies such as Compal, Quanta, Wistron and Inventec ...

There is no 'one-size-fits-all' approach. REACH is a new regulation with at least 15 unique legal requirements that did not exist before. REACH also comes with a bundle of exemptions that ...

The new reality under REACH is that it is no longer acceptable to not know what substances are in your articles. In particular, for any ...

We have to wear a mental cloak that is Indian in the morning, Chinese early evening, and European in the middle of the night as we rush to ...