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Program, Project Management
6 Mistakes PCB designers can avoid when designing printed circuit boards
Full report: EMS / ODM worry about profitability as fall 2011 survey reveals pessimism in electronics supply chain
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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AVL segmentation part of CPO strategy for competitive supply chain management
Chief procurement officers (CPO) learn to segment company AVLs to better manage global, regional and local vendors in core, emerging and niche markets.
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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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How to build trust in your OEM-EMS global partnerships
Electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers routinely struggle to gain insights on how they can fit into an OEM’s product roadmap. And rightly so, since many OEM’s are concerned their product roadmaps, if revealed, could be given to a competitor the EMS provider is also serving.
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A must-read for OEMs [before] selecting EMS providers
Should OEMs consider a tier-1 EMS provider’s interest in their business an accomplishment? If you think an EMS provider will throw you out when his factory gets full, you’re probably correct. Ideal percentage of your OEM business in an EMS provider’s facility is 10% to 15%.
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Managing electronics manufacturing projects in a global economy
The WEEE and RoHS directives have received much attention within the electronics manufacturing community. However, there are …
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What you should know about driving teams to improve manufactured product quality
In a perfect world, quality is built into the product and technology OEMs and contract manufacturing companies should not need to address product quality issues throughout various phases of the product life cycle. However, until that day comes, managers and executives should implement the following.
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Contract manufacturing risk mitigation and risk management
As contract manufacturing business development wins more OEM programs, the risk of the contract manufacturer not being able to recover his investment decreases because similar outsource product manufacturing programs often have similar startup support requirements.
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Contract pricing, profits, and OEM direct costs
While there are some common outsourcing manufacturing contract formats, no two contracts are identical and, there is no viable, common platform that can be applied to every outsourcing contract pricing model with regards to either party’s profits.
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