OEM production, also known as fixed-point production, commonly known as OEM (production), basically means that brand producers do not directly produce products, but use the key core technologies they have mastered to design and develop new products. , control sales channels.

The specific processing tasks of the original equipment manufacturer are entrusted to other manufacturers of similar products through contract ordering. Afterwards, the ordered products will be bought out at a low price and directly labeled with their own brand trademarks. This cooperation method of entrusting others to produce is referred to as OEM. The manufacturer that undertakes the processing task is called an OEM manufacturer, and the products it produces are called OEM products.

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Development history

OEM is the only way under the trend of socialized mass production and mass collaboration, and it is also one of the effective ways to rationalize resources. , is the result of socialized mass production.

In Europe, industry associations with OEM nature have been established as early as the 1960s. In 1998, OEM production and trade reached 350 billion euros, accounting for more than 14% of the total European industrial output value. OEM production has become An important part of modern industrial production.

The take-off of the “Four Asian Tigers” is also closely related to OEM. Among them, Taiwan has long become the world's largest OEM base for PCs, and India has also become the world's largest exporter of computer software through OEM.

Since the reform and opening up, processing trade has been in full swing in China. Its share in foreign trade has always accounted for more than 50%, becoming the largest contributor to the trade surplus. In the short term, this momentum will become more and more intense. .

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