In this new live APDA session, Patrik Agren will offer details of OSM Group's operations, and the specificities of manufacturing audio products in China and the Philippines. What is the organization's response to the constantly evolving US tariffs, and the changing priorities from global consumer brands? What was the rationale, benefits, and challenges of setting a manufacturing facility in the Philippines? As an ODM with extensive experience in audio products and consumer electronics, is design for manufacturing working in this environment?
OSM Group (www.osm.group) was founded in Sweden in 2004 and is today headquartered in Hong Kong, with strategically located production facilities in Dongguan and Huizhou, China, as well as Clark in the Philippines. Its research and development centers in Sweden and China, and operations in the USA and India, allow the company to support leading brands worldwide, specializing in engineered soft goods and both consumer and industrial portable audio manufacturing. With a global workforce of over 1,000 employees, OSM Group's vision is centered on empowering brands to envision, design, develop, and manufacture sustainable and innovative products while minimizing the depletion of valuable resources.
This strategy led OSM to create a structure to support end-to-end product design and development, expanding its R&D and engineering capabilities, also complemented with retail packaging and supply chain management solutions. The combination of original design and tailor-made solutions for manufacturing has allowed OSM Group to optimize its processes, with design for manufacturing embedded in its work.
Since 2004, the company has created hundreds of millions of products shipped worldwide, specializing in premium speakers, headphones, and hearing protection, including full mechanical design, electronics development, RF and antenna design, software and firmware, and advanced digital signal processing (DSP) solutions. How is the company navigating the current market instability? Are brands looking for strategic advantages and moving production to the Philippines?
Patrik Agren is the CEO of OSM Group, bringing over 30 years of senior leadership experience spanning across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sales & Business Development, Retail, and M&A in Consumer Electronics, FMCG, and Telecom verticals. Patrik joined OSM Group in 2015 and has led OSM Group’s transformation into a product development and manufacturing-centric organization with the mission of becoming a world-class ODM across Portable Audio and Protect & Carry product verticals.
In 2020, OSM Group made a strategic acquisition to create its current value proposition of providing world-class services in both Electronics and Engineered Soft Goods, and as a result, also integrated and hybridized products. OSM Group opened its manufacturing facility in Clark, Philippines, in 2021. This webinar will also offer a unique opportunity to ask questions about the audio industry ecosystem in the region.
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Set for Global Scalability – Supply Chain and Manufacturing Strategies
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Wednesday, August 27, 9:00 a.m. Pacific: (12:00 p.m. Eastern)
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