Flextronics in focus

The large contracts awarded by IT hardware vendors have fueled growth of the electronic manufacturing service sector, which focuses on manufacturing services. Their huge production capacity enables EMS providers to keep production costs down. As the profit margins of hi-tech products such as mobile phones and PCs, are falling, share of production outsourced to EMS providers has been rising steadily, which in turn has caused the size of the EMS market to grow. This report will focus on Flextronics, the world's second largest EMS provider, examining its global logistics architecture and analyzing its leveraging of vertical integration and flexible production to exploit business opportunities and achieve steady growth. Click here to find out more