Why should you choose ODM/OEM mode other than develop by yourself?
As a developer of embedded systems, the three most important points that you need to analyze are
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Risk of development
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Cost of development
- Time to market
a. Risk of Development
The following table will show you the difference among self-research, ODM and OEM.
Project specification |
By customer |
Innovate gives professional advice based on the successful cases. This helps customers to make decision. |
Same as ODM |
Component selection |
By customer. Most of the components are expensive & unaffordable |
Components can be bought from our list of regular suppliers. |
Same as ODM |
Hardware/Software design |
Customer need to organize the R&D team which is cost & time consuming |
We can create new product as per customer’s requirement in short time. |
Same as ODM |
Production and processing |
Customers need to establish special personnel to manage and inspect the production. |
Customers need to establish production-line, it need special personnel to manage and inspect the production. |
Innovate can complete whole production. |
Product maintain |
Customer need to organize a special team to maintain product. |
Customer need to organize a special team to maintain product. |
Innovate hold responsible for product maintenance. |
Intellectual property |
Customer’s own |
Innovate provides all production file Customer can improve the products by themselves. |
Innovate provides complete application development file for both software & hardware module. |
b. Cost of Development
This table shows you how you can save cost by opting for our ODM/ OEM
Component cost |
Component cost at stage of prototype design, will be very expensive |
Normal component cost. You can choose uncommon components from our list of suppliers. |
Innovate’s finished products:
Software/hardware module. |
Development cost |
Need to invest on basic software and hardware, develop necessary test equipment. |
Innovate has full set of development equipment and tools. |
Need no development tools and equipments. |
Production cost |
The cost resulted from wear and tear of tools and rejected product |
Same as Self Research |
No production cost for customers. |
Labor cost |
Need to maintain the R&D team after the completion of the product. |
Need no development personnel, need production and maintenance personnel. |
Not required |
Maintainance cost |
Applies |
Applies |
Does not apply |
Cost compare |
High |
Medium |
Low |
c. Time to Market
In order to satisfy customer demands of various aspects, Innovate provides many kinds of operating mode:
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Define exact
Product Specification |
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Project Plan:
Component, Performance Index,
Testing, Project cycle |
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Modification of Project Plan
as per customer feedback |
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Timely updation of
Project process |
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| Submission of Prototype |
Hardware: Schematic diagram,
PCB Chart, Gerber, BOM
Software: Source code for all driver files, Boot loader, Production Document |
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Benefits to customers
using Innovate's ODM module
- Project development can be completed at low cost
- Train inhouse engineers with this model
- smooth transition to next project with obtained hardware & software resources
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Choose hardware integration
module from
Innovate's OEM portfolio |
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Check Hardware and Software compatibility with
Customer specification |
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Qutotaion
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Purchase Order |
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Relayout of OEM Board
if necessary |
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Benefits to customers using Innovate's OEM module
- Quick speed of product promotes
- Risks can be avoided during development process
- Less work load
- Zero maintenance for customers
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3. ODM+OEM mode
Customers can choose the ODM and the OEM module together as well.
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