EL SEGUNDO, CA — After years of singlehandedly powering the robust growth of the global electronics manufacturing services business, Foxconn (Hon Hai) grew marginally in 2008, and the top-tier EMS market contracted, according to preliminary market-share results from iSuppli Corp.
Key
findings include:
· 69% of OEMs believe that supply chain management can be a source of competitive advantage; 31% believe that their supply chain is more nimble than that of their competitors.
· 53% plan to geographically relocate at least some of their outsourced production in the next two quarters; 50% plan to move some production to another EMS provider during that same period.
· 31% report being “Very Concerned” that their EMS provider will be unable to meet their delivery commitments in the coming year based on financial difficulty; less than 2% of respondents report being concerned that their EMS provider may be acquired by another company.“The results of the OEM survey are consistent with what we are hearing from current and prospective customers,” said Courtney Ryan, senior vice president, Global Business Units at Jabil, in a press release issued by Riverwood. “OEMs continue to seek opportunities to reduce cost and improve competitiveness – but with a renewed focus on the supply assurance and financial stability of their EMS partners.”