The right manufacturing structure is determined by
analysis — not by geographical preference.
There is no question that electronics manufacturing must remain cost competitive. The assumption, however, that this automatically requires distant production locations often does not withstand an honest evaluation.
Companies that reduce manufacturing decisions purely to labor rates tend to overlook the actual value of proximity: faster response times in the event of quality issues, direct communication without time-zone barriers, shared regulatory and certification standards, shorter transport routes and lower logistics risks. These factors rarely appear in simple piece-price comparisons — yet they reliably become visible once operations come under pressure.
The right manufacturing location is therefore not necessarily the cheapest one, but the one that represents the most economically sustainable overall solution.
Our approach does not begin with the question of where production can be relocated. It begins with the question of which location, considering all relevant factors — cost structure, logistics, quality risks, supply chain stability and regulatory requirements — is best suited for the OEM.
An OEM in Belgium is not automatically directed to Poland. An OEM in Germany is not automatically directed to Romania. The recommendation follows the analysis — not the other way around.
Only when a nearby EMS partner cannot realistically support the required product cost structure do more distant European locations become part of the evaluation. Even then, Europe intentionally remains the framework — not for ideological reasons, but because European supply chains, standards and response times often provide structural advantages that create long-term value.
Relocation is not the objective. A functioning manufacturing structure is.
The outcome of our work is not relocation for the sake of relocation, but a production structure that is economically sustainable, operationally stable and capable of supporting the OEM long term. Where this structure is best established is determined by analysis — not by predefined geographical preferences.