It takes longer in the west because you have to pay your workers, pay attention to environmental impact, and provide for at least minimal worker safety. Yeah, but I am sure co-location is a huge win, way bigger than free-ish labor, and no accountability.
by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Monday September 21, 2015 @06:05PM (#50570051)
Don't forget thorough engineering and testing.
My experience is that when developing HW in the US, the engineering goes though a thorough process of review to ensure compliance with safety, emissions, lifecycle, product environment use, component tolerance stack, etc. Then lots and lots of testing.
My experience in working with Shenzhen ODM's is a product that is little more than a working prototype put into production.
tl dr (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:tl dr (Score:0)
Don't forget thorough engineering and testing.
My experience is that when developing HW in the US, the engineering goes though a thorough process of review to ensure compliance with safety, emissions, lifecycle, product environment use, component tolerance stack, etc. Then lots and lots of testing.
My experience in working with Shenzhen ODM's is a product that is little more than a working prototype put into production.