Read what Mr. Newman says about establishing good contract manufacturing and sales representative agreements, contractual disputes and business challenges parties need to be aware of, industry trend segments for sales representatives in the active and inactive semi-conductor sector, and more.
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Outsourcing & Offshoring
Independent manufacturers’ representatives – interview with legal counsel Gerald M. Newman
Direct cost, total cost of ownership, and reducing risk in low cost locations
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.
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Thailand offshoring and outsourcing contract manufacturing
Celestica has touted Thailand’s government support for the electronics contract manufacturing industry for some time. The Company has a considerable presence in the country and speaks highly of the country’s workforce quality, low worker turnover, and low total cost of doing business.
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Vietnam offshoring and outsourcing contract manufacturing
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.
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Brazil offshoring and outsourcing contract manufacturing
Meanwhile, as Brazil’s market for consumer products continues to develop, OEM executives engaged with contract manufacturers with facilities in Brazil could likely benefit from cost savings and reductions based partly on Brazil’s domestic consumer products consumption trend.
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Industry Pulse: Flextronics, Celestica, Nam Tai Electronics, Plexus, Benchmark
Read about Flextronics' deal with Hewlett-Packard involving cell phone imaging and the Company's reduction in work force with a facility in France. Celestica updates guidance believed to be partly related to poor performance of Mexico operations, Nam Tai Electronics announces a new CEO, and more…
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OEM cost reductions in vertically integrated electronics services providers
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.
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India SMTA’s Rajinder Kumar on EMS, India, China and more
"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."
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Contract manufacturing in Mexico
Mexico has proven to be a popular location for contract manufacturing products for North American and European OEMs for products that have a quick time-to-market turnaround requirement or high transportation costs.
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China v. India for your product manufacturing
In the Philippines, where the Chinese population is 3 percent, it also manages to control 70 percent of all business. Thailand’s population is 3 percent Chinese, and yet the Chinese control 60 percent of the trade. India does have limitations. It does no executive any good to have printed circuit boards or finished goods inventory in an Indian factory and be unable to reliably move inventory to, and beyond, air or seaport in a timely and efficient manner.
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