Answers to handling prepaid material, MOQ and excess material in open-book costing modelsm, how materials ownership changes hands between OEM and EMS and more…
Read more
Executive Management
OEM questions on EMS provider costs, quotes and pricing
Electronics distributors lose control as pressure to innovate increases
Electronics distribution model is proving harder to manage as control of supply chain slips, shifting to non-OEM components manfuacturers.
Read more
Contract Agreement for EMS Electronics Manufacturing Services – Document
Focused on materials liability management and sourcing electronics manufacturing cost reductions and EMS pricing, this document reveals purchase order variances and cost strategy,and percentages for EMS pricing methodologies for materials, test and much more.
Read more
Contract Agreement for EMS Electronics Design Services – Document
This document gives OEM decisions makers insight into types of clauses, terms and concerns providers offering electronics product design services might present to OEMs during first-phase discussion when negotiating electronics product design contract agreements.
Read more
OEM Request-for-Quote (RFQ) Conditions & Strategy Presented to Contract Electronics Provider Pre Quote Pricing – Document
Concerns expressed by OEM professionals to Venture Outsource over the years when OEMs are engaged in request-for-quote (RFQ) process with EMS providers.
Read more
Electronic supplier qualification differs for startup v. large OEMs
Startup, small OEMs and large OEMs each approach their electronics supplier qualification process from a different perspective. For decision makers who already know which services they need, identifying and selecting a list of quality EMS providers can be straightforward.
Read more
Today’s EMS CEOs mirror Detroit auto execs of the 70s
The same EMS people use the same tools, manage EMS operations the same way and move from EMS provider to provider – taking with them the same toolbox of skills, with the same outlook and getting the same results. Little has changed.
Read more
EMS provider secretive demeanor preventing better OEM relationships
Is EMS open-book pricing typically offered without OEMs having to ask? Or do OEMs have to ask for it? Do most EMS providers sit at the table with prospects with an us v. them mentality?
Read more
VentureOutsource US Supreme Court case reference and other noteworthy mentions
From manufacturing supply chain litigation before the US Supreme Court and related breach of supplier contracts to fiduciary documents for The Federal Reserve, roadmaps for international trade bodies, and investor and enterprise organizations with interest in contract electronics manufacturing supply …
Read more
Finding expert witness for contract electronic EMS manufacturing
Venture Outsource works with defense and plaintiffs for both suppliers and customers in electronics supply chain and manufacturing technical and business disputes.
Read more