Relying solely on Chinese manufacturers may not be the best electronics supply chain strategy. As China evolved beyond its agrarian roots and into an industrial leader, manufacturing wages in China have also increased. North American brands relying on Chinese labor save far less money than they used to.
High mix low volume manufacturing (HMLV) is the norm for many companies, but it can come with supply chain challenges. Purchasing teams and supply chain professionals need flexibility to negotiate the intricacies of an HMLV strategy. Digital manufacturing using cloud enabled tools allows more efficient planning for this ever-changing manufacturing environment.
In the last several years automotive giants like GM, Volkswagen, and Nissan have all shifted some manufacturing work South of the border.
MacroFab and Altium recently teamed up to make the process easier by integrating the Altium EDA tools with MacroFab’s cloud electronic manufacturing platform. The result is Altimade.
As the new year is well underway, we wanted to provide a Supply Chain and Product update for our valued customers on what you can expect in the first quarter of 2022, so your teams can effectively plan to meet their product delivery deadlines.
The Lunar New Year will begin on February 1st, 2022, catalyzing the most significant annual mass migration of people on the planet. Millions of workers in urban areas will travel to be with their families for the celebration, leaving thousands of offices and factories closed for weeks.