Subcontracting in electronics: from contract manufacturers to providers of electronic manufacturing services (EMS)

Gijsbert van Liemt

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Discusses how the top contract manufacturers in the electronics industry try to become providers of electronic manufacturing services by deepening and broadening the rage of services that they offer and by diversifying into markets other than computing and telecommunications.

Keywords: outsourcing; electronics industry; manufacturing; business strategy; multinational enterprise.; comparative advantage; labour flexibility.; employment; externalisation des activités; industrie électronique; industries manufacturières; stratégie d'entreprise; entreprise multinationale; avantages comparés; flexibilité du travail; emploi; tercerización; industria electrónica; industrias manufactureras; estrategia empresarial; empresa multinacional; ventaja comparativa; flexibilidad del trabajo; empleo (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2007
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