Part 4: Electronics Industry Materials Management in EMS Manufacturing Factories

Mark Zetter

Apr 10, 2024 — 1 min read

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
# Hourly paid employees graveyard shift
# Hourly paid employees day shift
# Hourly paid employees swing shift
# Hourly paid employees in inventory control
# Hourly paid employees MRB
# Cycle count requests for [system]
# System cycle counts
$ Scrapped in [system]
$ Positive-adjusted cycle counts in [system]
$ Negative-adjusted cycle counts in [system]
Cycle count accuracy by location(s) in [system]
# Shipments made to various location(s) (intra-company, USA, Europe, Asia…)
# Shipments received from various location(s)
# Part numbers quoted
# ECOs received
# BOM lines affected

View parts one, two, and three for this series on inventory materials management in EMS factories. Read more about materials management and other best practices in EMS manufacturing industry on ventureoutsource.com.

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