MADE IN has been developed in response to a desire to understand the manufacturing and supply chain industry in light of recent disruptions that impact on where and how things are made. This bi-weekly series, hosted by supply chain expert Ron Keith and industry journalist Philip Stoten, with guest from up and down the supply chain. The show draws its guest from the highest levels within major brands that outsource manufacturing and from the EMS companies that supply them, as well as the most experienced and knowledgeable consultants and digital disruptors. In episode #2 of MADE IN, hosted by ..read more

2019's big disruption was the trade war between China and the US, in 2020 it was COVID-19, and now in 2021 the biggest challenge facing the manufacturing industry is supply chain shortages. What will it be in 2022? Perhaps more of the same, perhaps all of the above? In this episode of The EMS (Eric Miscoll Show), Philip and Eric talk to FLEX Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer Lynn Torrel and TTIi Americas' President Don Akery. If they don't know what's going on, who does? The panel explores the scale and impact of the current shortages, the effect on specific segments, the timing and ..read more

As markets shift and geopolitics increase the desire for shorter supply chain and regional manufacturing, Mexico is continuing to be a real beneficiary of re-shoring to North America. In this episode of MADE IN MEXICO, hosted by journalist Philip Stoten, his guests unpack the recent success of the region and why it continues to grow in size and relevance.  Luis Tapia, Regional Sales Manager for Repstronics and Ramon Hernandez, Country Manager for Koh Young America explore what is driving growth, the influx of Asian manufacturing companies and the importance of plentiful engineering talen ..read more

Episode 4 of MADE IN EUROPE is co-hosted by Philip Stoten and one of Europe's best known industry characters, guru, advocates and consultants, Dieter Weiss.  In this episode Dieter and Philip are joined by GPV President & CEO Bo Lybaek. GPV are celebrating their 60th year and what a year it has been, with the disruptions of the component shortages and the tail end (we hope) of the pandemic to deal with.  the panel explore topics from the pandemic, to supply chain challenges and opportunities for Europe and the manufacturing map is redrawn thanks to geopolitical issues and a des ..read more

According to former Jalisco Government Minister and President and CEO of Seerauber Automotive, Ernesto Sahchez Proal, "Mexico is perfectly positioned for a manufacturing boom and needs to cease the day and capitalize of this perfect storm of opportunity. Ernesto joins GDL Circuits (part of ALL Circuits) plant manager Pascal Aubois and host Philip Stoten in episode 4 of MADE IN MEXICO to explore the challenges and opportunities for the region in a post pandemic world, where not everyone wants to manufacturing in Asia and supply chains are under stress for numerous reasons. Is Mexico the right ..read more

Episode 3 of MADE IN EUROPE is co-hosted by Philip Stoten and one of Europe's best known industry characters, guru, advocates and consultants, Dieter Weiss. As well as the disruptions from component shortages, pandemic and trade issues, the industry, and indeed the world, is facing the crisis that is climate change. The panel, made up of Otto Pukk, CEO of INCAP and Sven Merkel, CFO of SERO GmbH explore the various issues facing the industry.  For more information visit https://sero.de/en, https://incapcorp.com/ and https://in4ma.de/?lang=en ..read more

Nicholas Brathwaite is the Founding Managing Partner of WRVI Capital, a technology venture fund established in 2019 focussed on accelerating the monetization and scaling of disruptive companies globally. He is also the Founding Partner of WRV Capital. Nicholas is also co-founder and partner of Riverwood Capital and has spent over 25 years developing technology and building technology-oriented businesses. From 1996 to 2007, he served as the Chief Technology Officer at Flextronics, where he oversaw the launch and growth of several of Flextronics’ largest business units, including an innovative p ..read more

Host and writer Philip Stoten is joined by Zollner Executive Board Member Markus Aschenbrenner, Elmatica CEO Didrik Bech and consultant, expert and educator Jürgen Thurner to explore the opportunities and challenges faced by the European manufacturing sector.  The panel dig into the semiconductor shortages and the potential for additional fabrication capacity in Europe. The group also explore trends in the supply chain, including re-shoring manufacturing to Europe, supply chain security and resilience, talent development and much more ..read more

Ivan Romo, Founder and CEO of SMarTsol, may well be one of the best known executives in the Mexican electronics industry, leading a group of more than 60 sales and service staff out of numerous locations across Mexico and into Costa Rica and the US. Hugo Yamada leads Season Group's manufacturing facility in Reynosa, just over the border from Texas, which forms part of their global manufacturing footprint. In this episode of MADE IN MEXICO I talked to Hugo and Ivan about the current component shortages, supply chain security, Mexico as part of part of a China plus one strategy, the growing Asi ..read more

Ramon Hernandez and Enrique Hernandez might not be siblings, but they are brothers in the Koh Young family, both working together through difficult times to make sure Koh Young America's customers survived, and in many cases thrived, throughout the pandemic.  In this episode of MADE IN MEXICO I talked to Ramon, Mexico Country Manager and Enrique, Mexico Service Manager about the challenges of the pandemic, the current market, the state of the recovery, adoption of technology, government support and much more.  The MADE IN MEXICO series is sponsored by SMartSol (https://www.smartsol ..read more