Part 2: Electronics Materials Management in EMS Manufacturing Factories
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 all EMS providers assign this much detail to their receiving, warehousing, kitting and overall inventory management of components and materials and purchase orders operations management. Part 2 of this series continues, below.
- $ Value PO receipts planned for next month
- Track # various key part numbers, whether from OEM, EMS provider, per distributor
- # Purchase order lines past due
- # Requisition lines open
- # Printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) shortages in 1 week window for EMS provider
- # Printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) shortages in 1 week window OEM
- # Printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) shortages in 1 week window per distributor(s)
- # Box build shortages in 1 week window EMS provider
- # Box build shortages in 1 week window OEM
- # Printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) line / hours downtime due to shortages by EMS provider
- # Printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) line / hours downtime due to shortages by OEM
- # Printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) line / hours downtime due to shortages by distributor(s)
- # Box build assembly line / hours downtime due to shortages by EMS provider
- # Box build assembly line / hours downtime due to shortages from OEM
- Inventory turns this month
- Inventory turns projected next month
- $ Inventory value in [system] this month
- $ Inventory value projected in [system]
- $ Inventory value per [system] this week
- $ Exposure zero demand (No MPS / No bill of materials (BOM))
More of these types of functional performance metrics in EMS manufacturing factory inventory management will be published. OEM customers of EMS companies want to know your EMS provider partner is managing your business program as if it were their own.
Identifying, and verifying, effective EMS factory metrics management for components and materials is one way to gain insight into EMS provider supply chain competence.
