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Thursday, December 16th, 2010This article is cross-posted in the Baselodge blog: http://baselodge.com/blog/2010/12/iphones-the-us-china-trade-deficit/ Apple’s wildly successful iPhone line is a bright shining testimony to American design and engineering. Can it really be that such a great American product is actually adding to the United States’ trade deficit with China? Given the current way trade deficits and surpluses are calculated, [...]
Outsourcing or Offshoring?
Monday, February 1st, 2010This article is cross-posted in the Baselodge blog: http://baselodge.com/blog/2010/02/outsourcing-or-offshoring/ I recently read an article that incorrectly defined outsourcing as offshoring. It might be helpful to some readers to review these terms and their proper application. Outsourcing is the use of resources outside of one’s own organization to accomplish a business need. These resources could be [...]
Hopeful Signs from the Global Computer Market
Monday, December 7th, 2009A newly released iSupply study on the global PC and EMS market is analyzed in this article at ventureoutsource.com. In Q3 2009 Dell dropped to third in PC shipments behind leader HP and the new #2 Acer (Taiwan). As we all deal with the recession, the article identifies two encouraging signs about the global economy [...]
Learning about Aluminum
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008This article is cross-posted at the Baselodge Blog. A current project I am helping with requires aluminum extrusion. I am currently in the process of bringing a high quality extrusion supplier on my line card at Baselodge Group, but this customer’s project requires a special type of supplier. Having worked in electronics contract manufacturing for [...]
What is ODM?
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008The acronym ODM remains a bit elusive for many people I encounter. ODM is Original Design Manufacturer (or manufacturing). The similar acronym OEM, Original Equipment Manufacturer, seems to be well understood by most people. An OEM is a company that manufactures its own products for sale under its own brand names. OEMs may manufacture their [...]
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