India takes first steps in electronics; more electronics manufacturing services providers are setting up or expanding operations in India. The question is, will component manufacturers follow?(global sourcing)(Cover Story) From: Purchasing | Date: September 15, 2005| Author: Carbone, James | COPYRIGHT 2005 Reed Business Information, Inc. (US). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

In some ways, India is like China was 10 years ago. Back then, many electronics companies began to set up operations in China to take advantage of low-cost labor and to gain access to a huge market. Many in the supply chain say the situation in India is similar. The electronics industry in India is in its infancy, with many electronics companies locating there to take advantage of low labor rates and to gain access to a huge domestic market.

However, whether India grows ...