The consumer electronics and electronics industry are rapidly evolving and highly innovative industries. Major electronics manufacturers are regularly creating the next best electronic item, each time making their products more user-friendly, and more advanced and developing ways to help or entertain their customers. Of course, production is only successful if manufacturing companies manage to bring their products to the market and eventually to the hands of their customers. This is where delivery services, companies specializing, and delivery come into play.
Here are five companies that are considered to be some of the best Asian electronic contract manufacturing companies.
Toshiba
Toshiba is widely known as a manufacturer of world-class semiconductors and storage products. The company’s reputation and incredible quality have made it a “single-source option” for many of the clients and customers under the group’s care. The company is known to work closely with many OEMs, ODMs, CMs, VARs, and other fabless chip companies and retailers. Toshiba also works closely with its distribution partners to customize products and create new and innovative solutions. This commitment to progress and quality is what allows Toshiba to have a hand in creating today’s latest gadgets and appliances.
In 2016, Toshiba announced the debut of the company’s very own postal and parcel automation system at the Post Expo 2016 Hong Kong + The Parcel Show. This is yet another milestone that the company has been able to achieve and has only allowed Toshiba to flourish using its unique postal and delivery system.
In truth, Toshiba is not new to the practice of developing and streamlining already existing delivery services and postal solutions. The company was able to produce the world’s very first automated mail processing system in 1967 and has since only expanded upon in knowledge during the advent of the digital and technological age. The company’s latest version of its system can process a staggering 42,000 letters in an hour. This system combines high read accuracy rates with low noise emission and low power costs to maximize efficiency and life span.
Yokogawa
Yokogawa is a known provider of various innovative and highly advanced industrial automation, test, and measurement products and solutions. The company employs a unique blend of techniques that combine superior technology and electronics with innovative and highly-advanced engineering services, project management, and maintenance. This code allows the Yokogawa Group to edify its reputation as a leading provider of quality service and solutions to the consumer.
OpreX is a new project launched by Yokogawa in order to advance the company’s reach in the industrial automation and control business. This new project aims to combine various technology, products, and solutions archived from within the company and remake them into more innovative and advanced products with the help of the currently existing technology available today. Under this new brand may be found all the Yokogawa control products, services, and other solutions that customers are using to digitalize and transform their businesses and drive growth in this time of unprecedented change.
Along with the launch of this new venture, Yokogawa has made it known that the company shall also be further advancing the current systems with which the company delivers its products to the clientele. Along with Yokogawa’s efforts to advance and continue its march for innovation, the company also aims to be able to reach more clients with its upcoming unique system of deliveries and services.
SMTC
SMTC Corporation was founded in 1985 and is now reputed as a mid-sized yet highly trusted provider of end-to-end electronics manufacturing services (EMS), including PCBA designing and production, systems integration, testing services, enclosure construction, as well as product conceptualization, sustenance engineering, and supply chain management and solutions.
SMTC has an impressive global reach despite being a mid-sized company compared to its competitors and has facilities in the US, Mexico, and Canada as well as China which comprises most of the company’s Asian client base. The company also caters to clients looking for guidance in every step of the electronic product life cycle from delivery and shipment to the device’s growth, maturity, and end-of-life phases.
Even before the pandemic, the SMTC has been observing a major shift in the behavior of its clients. Many of the company’s customers are now focusing on pooling resources for direct assets and core competencies. Since this shift, the company has been asked to perform more value-added services so that manufacturers can focus more funds on design, production, marketing, and sales. Once the process is finished, it is then up to the company’s delivery services to get the manufactured products into the market and eventually, consumers.
- Fulfillment services and outbound logistics
- Service parts stocking and fulfillment
- Reverse logistics
- Repair and refurbishment
- Reporting/metrics/visibility solutions
AEMS
AEMS is known for having a worldwide network of partners in the manufacturing and production of electronics. Because of this global reach, AEMS has been able to focus on streamlining and polishing various methods of how to get the finished products into the hand of the company’s consumers and partners. Having connections with many other manufacturing companies has also allowed AEMS to garner and hone diverse capabilities that encompass the broad spectrums of manufacturing, logistics, and quality. AEMS also has branches located in Australia and China that have teams of experts in navigating various customs and cultural differences to ensure smooth transactions between the company and the customer.
AEMS works hand-in-hand with the manufacturer’s design and production teams in order to ensure budgets are met, and designs are functional. The company is able to handle various scales of projects, from sourcing components and materials to full turn-key manufacturing. After production, the company can also help with the various stages of logistics processing, including warehousing, freight, and customs clearance.
AEMS manages the packaging and distribution of various products to match the requirements of the customers. From plain cardboard boxes to full-color store-ready custom packaging, and the full scope of logistics, warehousing, and distribution.
BEST Inc.
BEST Inc. is famous for being an integrated smart supply chain solutions and services provider in China and the whole of Southeast Asia. Through the proprietary technology plat for and extensive networks owned by the group, BEST is able to offer a comprehensive set of logistics and value-added services, including freight delivery, supply chain management, and global logistics services. BEST’s mission is to empower business and enrich life by leveraging technology and business model innovation to create a smarter, more efficient supply chain.
In line with the company’s mission statement, BEST employs the use of the company’s very own delivery service known as BEST Freight. BEST Freight can be described as a freight delivery service network that is responsible for providing less-than-truckload (LTL) and full-truckload (FTL) door-to-door deliveries. BEST Inc. devised this system as a part of the company’s integrated smart supply chain can logistics solutions platform. The delivery service network is also able to transport goods generally weighing 15kgs or more through self-operated hubs and sortation centers with a network of partners spanning over 20,000 service stations. BEST Freight offers industry-leading value-added services, including pre-shipment inspection, cash-on-delivery (COD), proof of delivery (POD), cargo insurance, oversized item, and upstairs delivery services.
