The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of New York recently published one of their staff reports, titled: Geopolitical Risk and Decoupling: Evidence from U.S. Export Controls. As nation states are posturing for technological leadership in the current geopolitical race , the U.S. government is "using export controls to
Electronics product and equipment companies intending to source their printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) and box build integration programs to EMS manufacturers can expect to receive quotes from EMS manufacturers broken down into a list of cost inputs, looking similar to the numbered items, below. 1. SMT programming 2. Top
Communicating these twelve (12) expectations early on with EMS manufacturers, before negotiating pricing of fees and services, can help electronics OEM equipment firms set the proper tone for the duration of the OEM-EMS manufacturer business relationship.
The electronics contract manufacturing service contract is an important component of outsourcing when original equipment manufacturing (OEM) executives are tasked with outsourcing their design or manufacturing. The hardware manufacturing contract service level agreement is the most important document in the relationship between the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider and the
This is a sample contract service level agreement used in EMS industry and signed by their OEM customers. Exhibits are noted by subject and not included.
Grow and consolidate. This trend has been ongoing in the datacenter, hyper-connectivity space for a few years and now its heating up. Cloud computing services like Google Cloud, AWS and Azure each have a premium markup for using their compute (GPU). These services are charging anywhere between $4 and $30
In this final post for this series, below are additional metrics for measuring and monitoring performance of materials management in EMS manufacturing factories. * $ Inventory value in [system] per receiving inspection area(s) * $ Inventory value in [system] per various distributor warehouse * $ Total Inventory value in [system] per EMS provider location / region
As I outlined already in part 1 and 2, below are some additional metrics used by savvy EMS manufacturers keeping close eye on components inventory and materials used in OEM customer programs. EMS manufacturing industry produces a lot of revenue from warehouse and inventory management. OEM program managers with EMS
When outsourcing electronics product design, one effective way to evaluate design contractor performance is to review their past projects and new product design manufacturing processes and specs management. Quality design contractors should be able to identify design flaws early on to help minimize costly development iterations. Detailed specs below are
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan early Wednesday April 3. Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) temporarily evacuated some of its manufacturing capacity, reports CNN. The earthquake was the strongest in 25 years. Taiwan is home to many companies serving a mature semiconductor manufacturing industry. See graphic above. The earthquake
The above graphic reveals categories for commodities and equipment imports and exports feeding supply chains, many tied to the electronics industry. Note the USD volume for automotive industry. From electronic machinery, nickel, aluminum and chemicals and more, one can see there is far more commerce imported through the port ($59
In Part 1 of this series I listed some of the many detailed materials management metrics deployed by savvy EMS manufacturers for keeping a close eye on materials receiving, warehousing and kitting operations for OEM customers. As you examine this series, those with experience in EMS industry will understand not