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

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2021-11-11
- Length: 19m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2021-11-11-ems-c-level-season-2021-episode-14-with-elke-eckstein-president-and-ceo-of-enics

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2021-11-11-ems-c-level-season-2021-episode-14-with-elke-eckstein-president-and-ceo-of-enics#t=7) Introduction and Industry Snapshot
- [1:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2021-11-11-ems-c-level-season-2021-episode-14-with-elke-eckstein-president-and-ceo-of-enics#t=107) Navigating the Component Crisis
- [3:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2021-11-11-ems-c-level-season-2021-episode-14-with-elke-eckstein-president-and-ceo-of-enics#t=190) Strategic Leadership Changes
- [5:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2021-11-11-ems-c-level-season-2021-episode-14-with-elke-eckstein-president-and-ceo-of-enics#t=310) Shift to Turnkey Solutions
- [7:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2021-11-11-ems-c-level-season-2021-episode-14-with-elke-eckstein-president-and-ceo-of-enics#t=440) Supply Chain Collaboration and Digitalization
- [10:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2021-11-11-ems-c-level-season-2021-episode-14-with-elke-eckstein-president-and-ceo-of-enics#t=637) Regionalization and Global Footprint
- [14:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2021-11-11-ems-c-level-season-2021-episode-14-with-elke-eckstein-president-and-ceo-of-enics#t=863) Design Centers and Future Outlook

## Topics

- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Enics (company)
- Koh Young (company)
- CloudNC (company)
- Beijing (other)
- Suzu (other)
- Toho (other)
- Oulu (other)

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- [Passing Storm or New Normal? How Should We Think of Today's Electronics Supply Chain?](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-11-22-passing-storm-or-new-normal-how-should-we-think-of-todays-electronics-supply-cha) (Moore's Lobby)
- [SpaceX, Enclosures & Startups - Urging Unemployment Ullagone](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-12-04-spacex-enclosures-startups-urging-unemployment-ullagone) (The Amp Hour)
- [Scaling Manufacturing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/oxide-and-friends/2025-09-19-scaling-manufacturing) (Oxide and Friends)
- [Contract Manufacturing: Takin’ Care of Business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-01-28-contract-manufacturing-takin-care-of-business) (EE Times Current)
- [Moving Down The Stack with Scott Williams](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-09-05-moving-down-the-stack-with-scott-williams) (The Amp Hour)

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