Factors to Consider while selecting the Right Electronic Manufacturing Service Partner, Part - I

In the last 10 years, the global market has witnessed a significant increase in the overall demand for electronic manufacturing services (EMS) – especially for low-volume, high complexity medical electronic goods.


With medical (Original Electronic Manufacturers) OEMs facing amplified pressure to alleviate lead-time from initial idea to order fulfillment and delivery, they should also respond to dynamic, swift-paced electronic markets, where competition is cut-throat and regulation is tight. Besides, the current economic climate means companies of all sizes encounter significant challenges and need to boost efficiency, lower the costs and make sure their internal resources are used to the optimum – in short, it is a hard time to be a medical OEM.


Working with an EMS partner can aid a medical OEM to better respond to the sprouting challenges of electronic components manufacture, production and testing, while enhancing ROI (return on investment) on resources utilized in the manufacturing process.


Whereas, in the past an Original Electronic Manufacturing company would partner with EMS company to do a fixed function at a critical stage of the manufacturing procedure; currently EMS is a highly trusted integrated partner – who can add great value at every stage of the electronic produce realization process.


Here, is what all you must consider before partnering with EMS company:



Maximize In-House Capabilities & Resources:

Before consulting an Electronic component manufacturer, a medical OEM must take a hard look at their internal capabilities, resources and strengths. Conduct an internal audit, as it will enable you to assess where their core abilities lie and you will be able to figure out any significant areas, where EMS Company can add value.



This will differ depending on the level the medical OEM is at; a new start-up firm will be naturally eager to maximize their value and might possess capabilities as a product, diagnostic/surgical company, but might not have necessary expertise to manufacture, engineer or test products on their own; hence, making an electronic component manufacturing company an ideal fit to manufacture, test and deliver direct order fulfillment.

Find a manufacturer, who is the right size and right fit for you:

During recent years, EMS units have enlarged their scale and line of what they can offer medical OEMs, now providing a myriad of activities from system assembly to electronic component testing to shipping electronic parts to the end user; however, not every medical OEM would need that level of integration with electronic parts manufacturer.



The question that you must ask around is the complexity and volume of medical electronic components - there are many manufacturing units that specialize at different levels of product complexity and volume; so, it is imperative to select the electronic part manufacturer, whose core strengths complement his internal capabilities.

In the next part of the article under the same title and the introduction, we would know more factors to consider while selecting an EMS partner.


Generally speaking, majority of medical manufacturing organizations have low-volume demands for electronic products and it is more beneficial to work along with a company that renders electronic manufacturing services to fulfill this particular function, instead of using up internal resource. To know more about the services, log on: https://plus.google.com/u/0/102361938533117725578