Articles tagged with: Original Equipment Manufacturers and Foxconn

Rules Change in the Mobile Handset Outsourcing Business

With the structure of the mobile handset supply chain upended by the global economic crisis, the old rules for the contract manufacturing of wireless devices have been overturned, leaving new pitfalls for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) providers, according to iSuppli Corp.  more

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Foxconn Shares Plunge 20% on Profit Warning; Outlook Bleak

HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- Shares in Foxconn International Holdings plunged 20% in early Hong Kong trade after the company warned late Friday its profit for the six-months ended June 30 fell significantly from a year earlier due to changes in product mix and rising operational costs.  more

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