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4 SMT007 MAGAZINE I FEBRUARY 2022 FEBRUARY 2022 • FEATURED CONTENT Rising input costs are causing EMS companies to rethink pricing, suppliers and supply chains, labor, and how all those interrelationships function. In this issue we report on the current status of increased input costs and explore strategies to help reduce the risk and cost associated with today's marketplace. Rising Input Costs 36 74 FEATURE INTERVIEWS & ARTICLES Alex Stepinski: Taking Control of Input Costs Interview with Alex Stepinski Supply Chain's Risky Behavior Interview with Joe O'Neil Going Global: Bridging Today's Labor Gap Interview with Foad Ghalili Real-time Strategies to Offset Soaring Expenses by Nolan Johnson Preparing the Next-gen Tech Workforce by Marc Carter FEATURE COLUMN Reduce Costs With In-House Production, Out-of-the-box Thinking by Emmalee Gagnon 18 36 50 64 74 82 18