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• Project Priorities Perspective – Time and Performance versus Cost

  May 5, 2009

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  Ray Keefe

  in Electronics Manufacture, Project Priorities Perspective

  This continues our review of the Project Priorities Perspective. See the Project Priorities Perspective post for the concept behind this.   This is the easiest of the the trade-offs to appreciate. If you want it quickly and it has to… Continue reading

• Project Priorities Perspective

  Apr 17, 2009

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  by

  Ray Keefe

  in Electronics Manufacture, Project Priorities Perspective

  This is a tool we use to fine tune projects toward the most commercially successful outcome. It works by highlighting the three competing priorities in every project. These are: Performance – how good does the product have to be Cost… Continue reading

• Sprechen De Cantonese? – Electronics Design in Australia

  Apr 17, 2009

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  Ray Keefe

  in Electronics Design, Electronics Manufacture, Embedded Software, Made in Australia, PCB Design, Printed Circuit Boards PCB

  There are many companies successfully doing good business in China. Most of them are large, have deep pockets and have core staff in China making sure it stays good. Names like Sony, Siemens, IBM (Lenovo)…   Smaller companies can run… Continue reading

• Electronics Products Made in Australia – Strategies to be More Profitable

  Apr 13, 2009

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  Ray Keefe

  in Electronics Manufacture, Embedded Software, Made in Australia, Product Development

  In order to make electronic products in Australia at a good profit, it is necessary to understand the factors that contribute to the total cost of a manufactured product. Here are the top 5: The cost of the engineering and… Continue reading

• Electronics Products Made in Australia – Can We Compete?

  Apr 3, 2009

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  by

  Ray Keefe

  in Electronics Manufacture, Made in Australia

  So what stops us from competing? Many people I speak to believe we cannot Manufacture Electronics Products in Australia and make a profit. Belief is a powerful thing. Enabling beliefs enable, and limiting beliefs limit. We have been privileged to… Continue reading