471 survey respondents from EMS/ODM, Component Manufacturers, Distributors, Electronic Equipment Manufacturers, OEMs and Semiconductor Manufacturers answer questions on the economic situation; employment, inventory levels, business volume, and prices providing insight into the levels of …
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Lean Outsourcing
Full report: EMS / ODM worry about profitability as fall 2011 survey reveals pessimism in electronics supply chain
From Starbucks to Foxconn: A competitive supply chain is more than just lowering operations cost and inventories
Gene Tyworth, Ph.D., chairman for the department of supply chain and information systems (SC&IS) at Penn State Smeal College of Business talks with VentureOutsource.com about the skill gaps in today’s supply chain managers and which important knowledge areas tomorrow’s supply chain leaders should focus on. Plus, much more…
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Introducing VO GlobalNet community for electronics manufacturing and global supply chain operations professionals
VO GlobalNet attracts a wide variety of individuals including senior executives; government officials, members of societies, managers, financial analysts, academicians and other professionals involved in managing manufacturing and supply chain operations in the worldwide electronics industry.
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EMS unit price vs. OEM total value chain cost
EMS sourcing decisions are largely economic, but the largest cost differential between suppliers can be unrelated to unit price and any of the components mentioned. Basing a sourcing decision too heavily on unit price can be hazardous to your career.
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How OEMs can build better EMS provider relationships
Asking questions about cost, quality, strategic fit and risk is only part of OEM best practices for EMS provider due diligence. Reliance on a single point of contact can be a sign of lack of depth, or simply due to …
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Savings and perils in lean supply chains
As more companies transition to a vendor-managed materials management solution, they put their supply chain destiny in the abilities of chosen …
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Tom Donohue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce on outsourcing and offshoring
"The fact of the matter is we insource at least $50 billion more in service work than we outsource. The jobs we gain in the U.S. far outnumber the amount of jobs we … "
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Lean outsourcing: It’s coming
Lean outsourcing. Think about it. Here are two terms that are, on their face, contradictory. Yet the combination of lean manufacturing and outsourcing is on its way. How is this possible? The answer is two words – Cisco Systems.
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How important is lean manufacturing to my company?
While there are a few contract manufacturing companies that have solid lean manufacturing programs either already in place or, underway, developing a true lean culture within large organizations can take years.
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Lean manufacturing outsourcing and value stream mapping
The situation becomes more complex when you realize many companies started their lean efforts in an attempt to save jobs by avoiding outsourcing and offshoring.
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