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Supply Chain Traceability Software for Wearable Technology
It's not the first time I've written about wearables and it certainly won't be the first time you've...
Philip Stoten Owner of EMSNow Media
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Apr 2, 2015If Not EMS, then What? The Case for Manufacturing Product Fulfillment
It seems we're in a phase where the term EMS does really cover what the companies we think of as ele...
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Mar 25, 2015Five Reasons to Move to Contract Manufacturing Outsourcing (And None of Them Are Price!)
I know price often has been the key reason and certainly in the early days of outsourcing the busine...
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Mar 18, 2015Examining the Automotive Electronics Supply Chain Industry
The automotive electronics industry segment is worth close to $180 Billion annually, plus another $3...
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Mar 11, 2015Buyer Beware Is a Bad China Manufacturing Outsourcing Strategy
I wasn’t able to watch 60 Minutes last week to see the story everyone is talking about – toxic, carc...
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Mar 4, 2015Manufacturing Supply Chain Strategy as a Competitive Advantage with Examples
More than one year ago I interviewed Flextronics VP of Supply Chain in Europe John Carr, and opened ...
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Feb 25, 2015Teamwork in China
An airliner was undergoing pre-flight checks somewhere in China. It was before sunrise on a cold and...
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Feb 18, 2015Manufacturing Job Trends for 2015
Remember a few years ago when geek became chic? No, me neither, but apparently it did and programmer...
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Feb 11, 2015Elements of Strategic Sourcing Strategy – When do you start?
Most think that the strategic sourcing process should start when it’s time to introduce product into...
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Feb 4, 2015What is IoM? Meaning and Examples of the Top IoM Benefits
What is IoM, the Internet of Manufacturing, and what does IoM mean? Understanding the IoM meaning is...
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Jan 21, 20154 Benefits of Manufacturing Software for Continuous Improvement
Progress toward Operational Excellence requires the strategic alignment and then optimization of key...