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The Seven Deadly Sins of Outsourcing: Anger

The Seven Deadly Sins of Outsourcing. Ira, or Wrath, can cost your organization in lost productivity.

Sunrise Observations

Labor costs in all geographies are going up. Trend: cross-hemispheric EMS supply solutions for electronics OEMs are not the best approach due to carbon footprint and corporate social responsibility pressures.

Green Shoots

Are these ‘green shoots’ noxious weeds?

The View from 2099

Corporate social responsibility means different things to different interest groups.

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Industry News Links

GE’s Jeffrey Immelt on too much outsourcing?

GE’ Jeffrey Immelt thinks it’s time for the U.S. to invest in manufacturing.

Lean for the Rest of Us

Charlie Barnhart describes Victron, a company that ‘gets it’ in the high-mix, high complexity electronics manufacturing arena.

Interview with IConnect007’s Steve Gold

EMS Insider Insights help OEMs find out how electronics manufacturing outsourcing really works.

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