The latest Q5 interview is now online, with the Managing Director of Axiom Manufacturing Services.
Shaun Ashmead talks to Electronics Weekly about moving production off-shore, the economics of outsourcing, making designs more cost effective, the effects of the credit-crunch, and tackling a skills shortage.
The five questions this week are:
What issues should companies consider when deciding whether to move production off-shore?
Have the economics of using off-shore outsourcing changed in the last few years?
Shaun Ashmead talks to Electronics Weekly about moving production off-shore, the economics of outsourcing, making designs more cost effective, the effects of the credit-crunch, and tackling a skills shortage.
The five questions this week are:
What issues should companies consider when deciding whether to move production off-shore?
Have the economics of using off-shore outsourcing changed in the last few years?
How will the effects of the credit-crunch & dip in the UK economy affect the manufacturing sector?
Are there steps which companies can take to make their designs more cost effective when moving in to production?
Do you see a skills shortage and if so how are to tackling it locally?
Read his answers in the full interview: Q5 interview - Shaun Ashmead, Axiom Manufacturing Services
Remember, you can read all the Electronics Weekly Q5 interviews. From ARM's chairman, Sir Robin Saxby, to touchscreen technology firm Zytronic's MD, Mark Cambridge, the business leaders share their particular insights on the UK electronics industry.
Are there steps which companies can take to make their designs more cost effective when moving in to production?
Do you see a skills shortage and if so how are to tackling it locally?
Read his answers in the full interview: Q5 interview - Shaun Ashmead, Axiom Manufacturing Services
Remember, you can read all the Electronics Weekly Q5 interviews. From ARM's chairman, Sir Robin Saxby, to touchscreen technology firm Zytronic's MD, Mark Cambridge, the business leaders share their particular insights on the UK electronics industry.
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