MANCHESTER, NH—Contract manufacturer SemiGen Inc. has published a white paper, “The Advantages of Outsourcing Your RF/Microwave Assembly to an Onshore Contractor.”
PEORIA, IL—Midwestern contract manufacturer Advanced Technology Services finds that U.S. military veterans can ably fill its urgent need for skilled workers.
ROSEVILLE, CA—One surefire way to prompt a chuckle at PRIDE Industries is to suggest that the nonprofit oversees primarily rudimentary services performed by people with disabilities. In fact, PRIDE’s new $3 million electronics assembly plant is stuffed with sophisticated equipment to make high-tech products for HP, Blackboard Inc. and other OEMs.
Most people who purchase a BMW X3 have no idea that it's not built by the company from Munich, Germany, that claims to provide "the ultimate driving machine." The $36,000 sport utility vehicle is actually assembled by Magna Steyr, a contract manufacturer that builds cars for several other automakers, including DaimlerChrysler (Auburn Hills, MI) and General Motors Corp. (Detroit).
As outsourcing continues to evolve, it’s becoming more complicated. Indeed, depending on what acronym you use, outsourcing can mean different things to different people.
