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EMS@C-LEVEL Season 2021 Episode #14 with Elke Eckstein, President and CEO of Enics

EMS@C-LEVEL · 11 Nov 2021 · 19m

What this episode covers

Elke Eckstein, President and CEO of Enics, discusses the company's strategic pivot from traditional EMS to a turnkey solution provider, driven by the need to support global brands with bold ambitions. She details how Enics navigated the component crisis by hiring a new Chief Procurement Officer and optimizing its supply chain to propose alternative parts to customers. Eckstein also outlines Enics' expansion strategy, including new factories in Malaysia and Eastern Europe, and the development of design centers in Oulu and China to support regional manufacturing.

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companies scaling up

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Enics, Koh Young, CloudNC
Also
Beijing, Suzu, Toho, Oulu

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