Fast product life cycles. Inventory control and management. Competitive cost pressures.

Consumer electronics OEMs with short product lifecycles, rapid time-to-market requirements and low-cost strategies need a responsive tightly integrated supply chain. Solectron's flexible production system allows us to manage the entire product life cycle, delivering the lowest total landed cost. Our collaborative design approach, integrated supply chain services and Lean manufacturing principles reduce waste and speed your time-to-market.

Our Lean supply chain approach allows for re-engineering your products or redesigning them for cost reduction. The value we add goes beyond cost alone. We redesign your supply chain using our global capabilities so you can focus on:

Solectron is experienced with managing multiple launches and configurations unique to different geographical markets. We have the infrastructure to manage supply base localization challenges worldwide. Our global network of design, manufacturing and repair resources focuses on meeting initial cost objectives and continuously strives to find new ways to drive costs out of products.

We have sites in major operating regions around the world, as well as design and engineering expertise near our customers' R&D teams. Our team seamlessly manages and links new product introduction, printed circuit board assembly, systems build, direct fulfillment, logistics and repair to help customers exploit sudden spikes in demand and meet end-customers' needs.