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Article: Buyers are happy, will spend more with contract manufacturers.
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- Purchasing
- Article date:
- January 14, 1999
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Electronics purchasers are generally satisfied with the performance of contract manufacturers and will place more business with them in 1999, according to a new Purchasing Magazine survey.
Seventy-seven percent of buyers rate the overall performance of contract manufacturers they use as good. Fifteen percent report the performance as excellent, while 11% rate it as fair.
The survey also finds that OEMs will place more business with CMs in 1999. Forty-five percent say they expect to increase spending with CMs 11%-15%, while 42% of buyers say they will increase spending by more than 15%.
The survey also finds that purchasers are deeply involved in ...