Transforming Global Operations: The Future of EMS

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