A good EMSย partner brings real value. It manages assembly labor, SMT placement, inspection, test, rework, box build, documentation, scheduling and production discipline.
That is what it is paid to do. EMS companies exist because OEMs need manufacturing execution without necessarily running a factory. In the standard EMS model, the EMS may also handle procurement, supply chain coordination and material sourcing on behalf of the OEM.
That is normal. It is also convenient. But convenience is not the same thing as control.
And when it comes to bare printed circuit boards, OEM buyers are giving up control without realizing how much it is costing them….(๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ค๐ถ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ญ๐บ.)