Troubled Economy Could Open More Doors To Outsourcing

摘要

Manufacturers that shunned outsourcing may change their tunes during this economic downturn. One area of potential growth for EMS (electronic-manufacturing-services) providers is with portions of the electronics market, such as the defense, aerospace, and medical-equipment industries, that have not yet adopted outsourcing. Proprietary concerns may close the door on outsourcing for defense, but medical and aerospace are on the radar for EMS companies seeking new customers.rn"There has been some movement in medical equipment as EMS providers have been trying to convince medical manufacturing companies that they can meet their hybrid workrnand sterile environments," says Matt Chanoff, chief economist at Technology Forecasters Inc .