Program management responsibilities and activities
Program management responsibilities within a contract manufacturer can be divided into internal efforts and external efforts and in most instances, all OEM outsourcing program information flow from the...
View ArticleFoxconn Takes ‘Best Internal Processes’ by Outsourcing OEMs in VO Survey
Foxconn rated highest for ‘best internal processes' by OEM company managers and executives currently outsourcing electronics product design and manufacture. Read more »
View ArticleHow to drive teams to improve manufactured product quality
In a perfect world, quality is built into the product and technology OEMs and contract manufacturing companies should not need to address product quality issues throughout various phases of the product...
View ArticleMark Larson talks Digi-Key, semiconductors, electronics components, distribution
Larson says performance marketing is rapidly replacing relationship marketing. EMS providers and OEMs recognize committed inventory heavily buffered by uncommitted inventory. Semiconductor chips will...
View ArticleEMS industry job trends, salaries and 2011 hiring outlook
There are currently too many people in the EMS job market and not enough jobs. Read one opinion by a reader experienced in the recruitment industry and learn if you are being paid EMS industry market...
View ArticleCan your company be as successful as Apple?
Do these five or six things and you win. It starts at the top. If your CEO is incentivized for short-term gains in the stock market and you do not hear from him between quarterly reports you will never...
View ArticleTop five mistakes OEMs make with EMS providers
Economic uncertainty in the current global environment is forcing OEMs to turn their current business models upside down just to survive. Learn from these 5 common OEM mistakes and avoid ruining your...
View ArticleHow I overcame product design engineering challenges and avoided conflict
The problem with some product program plans is they can be risky because project requirements are rarely properly designed, plus there are often accountability issues that can easily surface, and team...
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