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EMS/ODM Industry Report Card and Buyers' Guide: Company Ratings, Customer Priorities, and Industry Best Practices from 103 Global Electronics OEMs
Technology Forecasters, Inc. - March 2006
130 OEM respondents from 103 global electronics OEMs were asked to rate their top three EMS-ODM suppliers. This report is the result of that research and features performance ratings of 16 individual contract manufacturers - including 12 electronics manufacturing service (EMS) providers and 4 original design manufacturers (ODMs). See Table of Contents below for companies reviewed.. Each of the 16 companies is rated according to how well it performed in five categories:reducing total cost of ownership, global supply chain execution, flexibility and responsiveness, leveraging technology, and profitable environmental compliance; as well as by region of the world and in some cases type of service provided. Table of Contents
What competitive and global decisions are you about to make that would be most successful with these never-before-gathered insights on all the major and numerous mid-sized electronics manufacturing suppliers?
China Electronics Manufacturing and Design Services: Company Profiles and Market Forces Technology Forecasters, Inc. - November 2005
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This 200+ page in-depth report, scheduled for release in November 2005, assembles in-depth information on Chinese companies providing electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and original design manufacturing (ODM). Focusing on indigenous Chinese companies, their strategic opportunities and information valuable to merger and acquisition, the report will present a five-year forecast of the growth of Chinese EMS services.
Plus, you'll receive two hours of complimentary consulting with the author, Clive Jones! Use your one-on-one time with Clive to get a more in-depth view of a specific company, ask questions in advance of the report's release, or even to review a proposed strategy you may be considering.
The EMS Industry in India: Opportunities and Challenges
Technology Forecasters, Inc. - September 2004
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India is home to over a billion people, with a middle class comparable to the population of the United States. India registered a growth rate of 8.2% in fiscal year 2004, the second fastest growth rate in the world after China. The growth trend was led by positive movements across sectors, in agriculture, manufacturing, and services. Manufacturing grew by 7.3%, improving on its 2002 - 2003 figure of 6.7%. Most of the country's growth is in the private sector, which accounts for over 75% of gross domestic product (GDP).
Based upon interviews with EMS, OEM, and Indian Government officials, this report is intended to help companies in the electronics manufacturing industry develop their India strategy by providing an overview of the opportunities and challenges associated with India.
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) - Impact on Electronic Products and Manufacturing
Technology Forecasters, Inc. - September 2004
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has the potential to track items through a factory and around the world, reduce waste and shrinkage, streamline and alter business practices, and generally improve manufacturing, shipping, and retail efficiency. With all this going for it, why has RFID been used only extensively in select sectors, like cattle tagging?
Based upon interviews with EMS providers, OEMs, IC manufacturers, tag makers, software vendors, integrators, logistic providers, and university/research labs, this report analyzes current usage and future potential of RFID technology in the electronics manufacturing industry.
ORIGINAL DESIGN MANUFACTURERS - Viable Alternative/Distinct Business Practices
Technology Forecasters, Inc. - June 2004
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As the name implies, Original Design Manufacturers (or ODMs) are companies that provide not only manufacturing services but also product designs or design services and may (or may not) sell their own branded products. While the use of ODMs has dramatically increased over the past five years, and the trend is expected to continue, less than a majority of OEMs have either incorporated or yet gained significant experience in this approach. This report employs a "comparative methodology" to leverage the high level of experience most OEMs have with EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services or Contract Manufacturing) in identifying and reviewing the distinct business practices of ODMs.
Risk Reduction for OEMs through Planning and Best Practices
Technology Forecasters, Inc. - June 2004
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Entrusting another company with manufacturing one's own brand name electronic products is commonplace today in several industries, including the electronics manufacturing industry. Many aspects of an electronic product company's supply chain are rife with risks, such as the continuous supply of its semiconductor and other major components. This study focuses on the electronics company's contract manufacturer or original design manufacturer, however, because that supplier-especially one that manages the supply chain and builds complete products-has the single greatest influence on the brand name company's ability to deliver quality product on time.
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The Chinese Challenge, Electronics IP in China Manufacturing and Markets
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China's IP system has undergone big changes since China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). Laws, rules, regulations, and procedures have been rewritten and extended in important ways. The Chinese Challenge presents the most up-to-date information from Chinese-language sources, bundled with valuable metrics of the performance of China's IP System. The Chinese Challenge is designed to be a valuable resource for executives and managers in both OEM's and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) companies. The Chinese Challenge covers:
- Registration of patents, trademarks, IC layout designs, and technology licenses in China
- IP enforcement issues
- The scope of IP violations
- IP loss scenarios, including the migrating employee, the counterfeiters, and the clone works
- Conventional intellectual property plans
- Additional IP tactics, ranging from supply chain tactics to reorganization of production and product redesign
Based on interviews with leading OEMs and contract electronic manufacturers (CEMs), The Chinese Challenge summarizes IP tactics used by major companies in an IP Checklist. This Checklist collates information on tactics, their costs, and probable effectiveness.
The key finding is that IP protection in China operations should involve a company-wide strategy that takes into account the supply chain, the location of manufacturing sites, and features of product design. The purpose is to buy time, until the Chinese IP system develops credible and reliable enforcement procedures.
Outsourcing in Telecom - Finding Value Again
Technology Forecasters, Inc. - March 2004
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"Telecommunications" includes wired and wireless devices, data networking and voice transmission, and infrastructure equipment and terminals such as handsets and network cards. This market as a whole is the third largest electronics outsourcing opportunity, behind only computer systems and consumer electronics. Many sectors of the telecommunications industry have been quick to adopt an outsourcing approach, and the end market has been extraordinarily volatile, growing quickly in the 1990s, plunging in 2000 to 2002, and regaining momentum over the past year. Outsourcing providers have been along for the ride.
Based upon interviews with telecommunications OEMs, this report presents the nature of the changing telecommunications opportunity for outsourcing providers.
Competing with the Dragon: The EMS Industry in Asia Outside China
Technology Forecasters, Inc. - March 2004
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Over the last three years, an overwhelming amount of attention has been paid to the growth of the EMS Industry in China. With the rise of the Chinese contract-manufacturing juggernaut, all other Asian countries are being challenged on the manufacturing front. This report examines five countries that TFI believes have the best opportunity to compete with China.
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