Transforming Global Operations: The Future of EMS

May 23, 2025 Operational Efficiency < 1 min

Jace Dees, former Vice President of Operations at Kimball Electronics, discusses how executive-level strategy intersects with factory-floor execution in EMS. Jace brings over two decades of experience across discrete manufacturing, supply chain strategy, and IT systems integration and has tackled challenges ranging from end-to-end visibility and scaling teams globally to connecting strategy with on-the-ground realities.

This conversation explored:

🞄 Trends shaping the future of EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services)
🞄 How to scale manufacturing operations across global sites
🞄 Connecting high-level strategy to real-time production
🞄 The role of AI and digital systems in global supply chains
🞄 Leadership insights from startups to large manufacturers

May 23, 2025 Operational Efficiency < 1 min

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