Read what Scott Clark, vice president, global procurement and operations with standards-based networking product company Allied Telesis, has to say about contract manufacturing, and more...

Venture Outsource talked with Douglas Colbeth, president, CEO and, chairman of the board with Kinaxis Corporation. Read what Mr. Colbeth says about a number of industry challenges and how his firm helps companies meet these challenges.

Iqbal Dar, Ph.D., senior director, operations engineering with Ciena Corporation speaks with VentureOutsource.com. Read what Dr. Dar says about evaluating contract manufacturing partners, and more...

Kurt Doelling, vice president supplier management and worldwide operations strategy with Sun Microsystems. talks with VentureOutsource.com.

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