We ensure that your electronics manufacturing is
relocated stably and operated reliably.
The relocation of manufacturing contracts to a European EMS partner is far more than a logistical decision – it is a far-reaching strategic course setting.
Anyone who chooses the wrong partner here risks not only short-term production downtime, but jeopardizes their entire market position due to quality issues and delivery delays. Every year, we observe OEMs investing significant amounts of time and capital, only to end up facing inadequate results.
This is frequently due to incomplete research or evaluation criteria that fail to withstand the harsh demands of practice. The EMS Strategy Group closes precisely this gap between theoretical planning and operational reality.
A resilient production relocation within Europe requires significantly more than a simple list of locations or a superficial price comparison. Crucial to your success are the technological competence of the EMS partner, verifiable capacity stability, and the ability to professionally support a highly structured production ramp-up.
Given the projection that up to 25 percent of production will be regionalized by 2030, OEMs that prepare this step strategically now secure a decisive structural competitive advantage.
We guide you through a methodically secured process divided into four phases. First, we analyze your existing production model and create a realistic Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) evaluation.
Based on this, we identify suitable manufacturing partners in Central and Eastern Europe – such as in Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, or Bulgaria – and evaluate their technological maturity as well as their quality systems. A decisive difference in our work lies in the physical, on-site audits. We evaluate the machinery, maintenance processes, and operational stability directly on the shop floor. We never rely on mere self-assessments.
Following the partner selection, we actively support you in stabilizing series production and ensure the long-term quality of your products through continuous performance monitoring.
The selection of the right EMS partner is only one part of success. The decisive moment begins with the execution. Production relocations rarely fail due to strategic planning, but rather during the industrialization phase.
Incomplete knowledge transfer, unstable ramp-ups, or insufficiently secured material availability frequently lead to quality issues and delays during this stage. We support this transition actively and in a structured manner.
From the initial ramp-up and the safeguarding of critical processes to the stabilization of series production, we ensure that it is not just documentation being transferred, but that processes actually function under real-world conditions. The focus remains strictly on operational execution: functioning workflows, resilient quality, and a delivery capability that remains stable even under changing framework conditions. This turns a strategic decision into a reliably operating production system.
There are many statistics regarding EMS providers, but there is often a lack of systematic knowledge on how OEMs should truly evaluate their partners in practice.
We work exclusively in the interest of the OEM – entirely free from any commercial obligations toward specific EMS providers. Nearly four decades of operational experience in the European electronics industry form the foundation for every decision we make together with you.