Research and Markets has announced the addition of Global Reach: Taiwan Notebook PC Makers' Logistics Models to their offering.
Recently, major notebook PC vendors have launched a large number of value-line notebook PC models with the aim of speeding up the desktop replacement effect and bringing about an increase in overall global market demand. The rollout of these value-line notebook PCs has led to a rapid decline in prices. To maintain reasonable profit margins, vendors have had to focus on cutting their production costs and transaction costs; they have been working to improve the efficiency of purchasing, product design, and logistics. Those companies responsible for notebook PC product design and ODM production are now faced with increasingly rigorous demands from branded vendors. This report will examine the global logistics models that notebook PC ODM providers have adopted in response to these new developments.
Current state of the worldwide notebook PC industry, including global notebook PC shipment volume and Taiwan makers' volume and shipment share for the period 2002 - 2006; customer portfolios of major Taiwan notebook PC ODM makers, and their gross profit margins in the period 2001 - 3Q 2005; major branded vendors' level of involvement in component purchasing; main target markets of major brands; global operation networks of major Taiwan notebook PC ODM makers, including Quanta, Compal, Wistron and Inventec; logistics models adopted by Taiwan ODM makers according to major brands' demands; Taiwan ODM makers' cooperation with EMS providers.
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