Distributors are causing various problems in construction traceability. We, in design, deal with Designers and well versed technical sales people who know customers integrating product have diffe...
I think you're missing a more important point regarding electroic component distributors and their erosion. A far more powerful factor is the trend towards very complex electronics in highly refi...
Email from EMS manufacturing rep:
The commission schedule
based on gross margins derived as BOM cost vs. unit price. Labor and
OH costs are not included. In practice, labor and OH are co...
A few more emails arrived, this one is also insightful: "Mark - interesting article. So - are you sensing that EMS players are then more out of the loop/surprised by scenarios when lead times are...
Received email comment from a procurement manager in Europe: "This was an interesting read. It's refreshing to see this type of information getting out there. I think we're in for an interesting ...
If in Japan and want some recommendations for great food, some
suggestions below:
GINZA
Ginza Kyubei 銀座 久兵衛
本店, 8-7-6 Ginza, famous sushi restaurant founded 1936. Order
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Chang Yun - your company makes software sold to EMS providers so I would expect a 'no hidden agenda' comment from you but that is not the reality. One tier-1 in industry openly admits to paying a...
Your religion is "the partnership" as long as it is in your favor. The conversation should be a win, win, not you vs us. There are basically 4 components for quoting and they are: a. raw material...
"OEMs don’t contract electronics services with the corporation, they
contract with a specific factory or series of factories."
"..any of these folks leave the company or the majority of...
Response from report author:
"What I've been seeing is that the
other big names are involved in engineering services early on in the
design process, but they aren't necessarily involved in pr...