January 20, 2008 - Outsourcing Malaysia, the national organization of Malaysia for the promotion of its outsourcing industries, is hailing the ...

July 25, 2007 - Trends in the electronics contract manufacturing industry also indicate more product segments are being outsourced specifically for ...

U.S. electronics manufacturing is not going away. New product introduction (NPI) and low-volume, high-mix programs should play a major role in industries such as ...

Companies must take into consideration a number of criteria when expanding their operational footprint. Gain insight into one company's experience that also helped it to remain focused on the bottom line.

Countries in low cost regions such as Asia and Eastern Europe may well be better positioned for many high volume manufacturing product needs. Furthermore, in many instances, these geographies may be ideal for offering a stronger ROI when executives are engaged in high-volume production.

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.

A few of the electronics companies currently manufacturing in Vietnam include Intel, Canon, and contract manufacturing and design companies Spartonics, Mechatronics Engineering Group and, MiTAC Precision Technology.

This article breaks down the outsourcing cost and savings analysis for an OEM outsourcing program while also presenting the contract manufacturer’s cost of performing supply chain management services for the OEM customer’s business.

Many contract manufacturing cost drivers vary per location while some cost drivers such as material cost might apply to a number of locations. For location dependent variables across the globe, an understanding of how a specific input may be used by contract manufacturers helps OEM executives to assess the factors going into the input.