You will understand in reading this interview how the Philippine-based EMS provider Integrated Microelectronics sees the changing EMS landscape, plans their CEO Arthur Tan has for expansion and more as he shares his vision with you and talks about …
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Executive Interviews
IMI CEO Arthur Tan talks EMS, acquisitions, markets and challenges
The Street on EMS demand, forecast, trends, insight: FLEX, JBL, SANM, BHE, PLXS
As of the posting of this exclusive VentureOutsource.com interview, the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) sector’s most up to date market value is estimated at $233 billion for 2009 (with an annual growth rate of -16.9% compared to 2008) …
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Career guru Marty Nemko on U.S. job loss and America’s opportunity
The American auto industry is a prime example of poor, union-influenced manufacturing management policies derailed by even poorer product quality.
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IDC talks about flaws in EMS value propositions
In the medical electronics sector, Jabil has been the leader but Flextronics has been investing in its medical practice. Flextronics gained a significant presence in the medical space through its acquisition of Solectron and then followed this up with the purchase of Avail, an EMS firm specializing in disposable products…
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Mexican labor, law, infrastructure, NAFTA: Steps to develop or save Mexico manufacturing?
Sr. Garcia de Alba, Former Secretary of Economy for the government of Mexico, shares his unique perspective on the challenges Mexico faces and offers insight into the Mexican mindset as he talks about Mexico’s position on the global stage while competing with China; changes he’d like to see in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), corruption and more.
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Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) on innovation and failure
We rub elbows with Richard Notargiacomo, a former product development manager with Eastman Kodak and now the chairman and president of the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA). PDMA is a volunteer-driven, not-for-profit organization with the mission to improve the effectiveness of people engaged in developing and managing new products, covering new goods…
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EMS without Sanmina-SCI
The main question, at least on the minds of investors, is whether or not the Sanmina can turn itself around. The question on the mind of OEM executives is whether or not the Company can execute and meet commitments.
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Former IKEA exec Goran Carstedt on corporate change and why HR fails
Creating is very different from problem solving. In problem solving, we seek to make something we do not want to go away. In creation, we seek to make something we truly care about to come into existence. That implies a very different way of thinking. We need to use back-casting from sustainability principles, because forecasting…
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