"...carrying excess parts inventory on the balance sheet ties up a company's capital. So today you will find companies more disciplined in supply-chain practices. Implementing systems like vendor managed inventory (VMI) through a broad ..."

"Celestica's lean efforts have provided benefits to OEMs, Celestica, and even the supply base - reducing costs and inventory and improving our customers' responsiveness. Other cost-reduction initiatives include low-cost manufacturing..."

"We have brilliant IBM researchers working on algorithms for supply chain optimization, we have access to the leading open standards-based software in WebSphere and DB2 and our experience with thousands of clients as a ..."

"A culture is built up over a very long time. I think we do have the culture you have described. Our operating executives all have the same view, presumably everyone hires in their own image and as long as the company works..."

"Metrics are being driven based on the three major requirements from our customers. (1) Response to customer demands - measured as delivery to customer requests and delivery to commit. (2) Quality - factory yields and field..."

"There has not been a level playing field when comparing our industry to China's electronics contract manufacturing industry. In the past, conducting electronics manufacturing services has been more lucrative in China compared to India."