Outsourcing electronics manufacturing used to be focused on identifying the best manufacturing partner in a location that provided a cost or proximity advantage. Today, manufacturing expertise is only part of that equation. Electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers are now expected to provide a complete solution that may include product development assistance, multi-region manufacturing support and post-manufacturing logistics support. The supply chain management element of that equation has expanded to include serving as a conduit for increasing compliance reporting requirements. Growing interest in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices has expanded the breadth of audits and increased the range of metrics EMS companies need to measure.
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