The client wanted to understand the hardware procurement strategies of Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook, with an objective of becoming a vendor for these companies for their hardware and consumer electronics products. The client also requested information on contract manufacturers responsible for each of the target companies' products and the teams within each of the target companies responsible for manufacturing operations of these products.
Research findings were delivered to the client as a custom report that included analysis of hardware procurement strategies of Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook in terms of their: Hardware product portfolio Contract manufacturers Key contact persons, decision makers and influencers
We conducted research through: Primary research: 10+ interviews with senior executives from the target companies Contract manufacturers located at various locations Secondary research: Resources such as news sources and blogs, company filings, annual reports, and other publicly available information
The client was impressed with the findings of our study. The report helped the client in understanding the hardware procurement strategies of the target companies.