This document gives OEM decisions makers insight into types of clauses, terms and concerns providers offering electronics product design services might present to OEMs during first-phase discussion when negotiating electronics product design contract agreements.
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Materials Management
Contract Agreement for EMS Electronics Design Services – Document
OEM Request-for-Quote (RFQ) Conditions & Strategy Presented to Contract Electronics Provider Pre Quote Pricing – Document
Concerns expressed by OEM professionals to Venture Outsource over the years when OEMs are engaged in request-for-quote (RFQ) process with EMS providers.
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EMS manufacturing materials purchasing in the extended supply chain
Some strategies include grouping part numbers by commodity or supplier, managing line items based on pricing or parts that make up the biggest value of your bill and materials (BOM), to name a few.
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Internal vs external manufacturing cost feasibility analysis in electronics outsourcing
The diagram shows how internal electronics OEM costs are reduced as the outsourced OEM program transitions to vertically-integrated contract solutions providers.
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EMS Provider perspective: Managing end-of-life (EOL) product lifecycle management (PLM)
Includes steps and activities for department employees in engineering, quality, program management, testing, procurement, planning and logistics, funding and more.
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Electronics OEM outsourcing best practices and decision-making
From small to large companies, startups to mature OEMs, hardware- vs software-driven, OEMs are all different. A lot goes into the decision process deciding what to outsource and who to outsource with.
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Electronics NPI engineering influence on EMS manufacturing partner selection
You could increase your risks if your NPI center is a different company than your EMS solution because costs of transferring programs from your NPI center to a different EMS production location is expensive.
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How geography impacts your EMS manufacturing location decision
High gross margin OEM programs with low-volume may not influence your geographic EMS manufacturing decision too much. Conversely, changes to the mix do impact your decision.
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14 Steps how OEMs select contract electronic manufacturing (EMS) partners
Every electronics OEM outsourcing program is different. Highlights for key, internal OEM discussions when considering EMS partners are detailed in outline format.
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Unremarkable EMS outcomes are best
Proper EMS internal planning / procurement and program management staffing requires knowing your OEM customer’s program. Here’s what to look for…
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