In today's technologically driven world, evolving customer requirements and the growing importance of innovation and product development have compelled firms to develop products faster and more efficiently. Companies worldwide have reduced cycle times in their factories and succeeded in delivering higher levels of quality, safety, and sheer variety. Process management has revolutionized manufacturing to minimize bottlenecks and reduce variations by studying each step and fluctuations in the workloads. Similarly, in the electronics manufacturing space, companies are continually looking for multiple ways to control the production cost and simultaneously obtain higher flexibility and control in the market. This growing need and rising consumer requirements compel businesses to partner with electronic manufacturing service (EMS) providers that can offer industry expertise and experience along with the ability to respond to product innovation and dynamic changes in demand. "We provide complete product design and manufacturing capabilities including plastic molding, metal fabrication and finishing, PCB assembly, full product assembly and testing all under one roof in a cost-effective manner," says Craig Gates, the CEO of Keytronic. The company offers value-added design and manufacturing services from its facilities in the U.S., Mexico, China, and a new facility in Vietnam, which they opened about 11 months ago. Keytronic was founded in 1969 as a OEM keyboard company and transformed itself in the late 90s into an industry leading EMS provider with a mission to provide a one-stop-shop to its clients for all their EMS needs and deliver superior customer service at a minimal price.

"We see a lot of customers whose supply chain operations are Asia centric facing hard times in the recent COVID-19 situation," asserts Gates. Continuous disruptions in the geopolitical order have forced many organizations to rethink and re-design their business policies.