Teardowns, Manufacturing & Pricing

Thomas Dinges
Component shortages have led to a traffic pileup in the global electronics supply chain, with major contract manufacturers facing a challenging supply imbalance characterized by tight inventories of parts and finished products and a glut of raw materials, according to the market research firm iSuppli Corp.
A quick snapshot of inventory at five of the larger Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS) providers showed that components and raw materials accounted for nearly 70 percent of total inventories during the first quarter of 2010, the latest date for which quarterly data is available. In comparison, work-in-process goods made up about 17 percent of inventories, while finished goods comprised less than 15 percent, industry analysis from iSuppli shows.
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