Presentation to the 9 th World Electronics Forum (WEF) Australia 2003 EMS Provider GPC Electronics Pty Limited © GPC Electronics 2003

We make it HAPPEN GPC Electronics Pty Limited 2 Blaikie Road, Penrith (Sydney), NSW, 2750, AUSTRALIA Phone: Fax:

We make it happen 3 GPC manages the introduction, manufacture & life time support of NPI, DFM, DFT Mechanical Tool Management System Integration & Test Custom configuration Drop ship to end customer Responsive, Flexible, Agile Global Vendor Network Service and Repair complex products Sophisticated Project Methodology Risk reduction strategies

We make it happen 4 What is a complex product? TECHNICAL Microwave, Analog or Optical Difficult to achieve consistently high yields Narrow process window Combination of these and other factors. COMMERCIAL Different configurations for each customer or country Different delivery instructions for every shipment Forecasts vary wildly from month to month Many engineering changes

We make it happen 5 GPC manages risks – delivers outcomes Complexity Technical - RF/uW Geography Flexibility Logistics … end-to-end management

We make it happen 6 Case Study: Process Redesign for Complex microwave equipment Reduce stock by 9 months’ revenue, reduce response time to 4 weeks (customer order to ship)  Build-to-order from components  No WIP or Finished goods stock  Rapid ramp up  Developed new automated test process  Drop-ship to end customer  Introduced new range of product, and met challenging volume targets

We make it happen 7 Leading OEMs have used GPC for many years

We make it happen 8 Customer Advantages Reduced time to market  GPC uses a sophisticated project management approach Greater Agility and Responsiveness  GPC will re-configure processes to optimise performance  Able to quickly adjust to new forecasts, engineering changes and product configurations Lower Total Cost  You need less infrastructure because we manage it  GPC works with you to create new business paradigms  Higher yields because we work to understand your product Extra Resource  Take advantage of our skills at much lower cost

We make it happen 9 Outsourcing Cost vs Risk Outsourcing to Asia may reduce product price, but at a risk premium… More working capital Less flexibility More difficult communication Continual supplier visits Ex-patriots may be needed Ongoing technical issues GPC offers competitive costs with Asia but with the familiarity of the advanced economies COST RISK USA / Europe AUSTRALIA ASIA

We make it happen 10 New Technology needs New Systems GPC is expert at making complex products & managing complex business processes Experience with complex microwave & high speed systems Has a can-do approach to make things happen Component sourcing to system integration 90% of production is complete systems (not just PCAs) Significant engineering + management resources Pro-active - you don’t need to baby-sit us GPC looks for ways to change the business model to create competitive advantages for its customers Skills honed by working with blue chip customers Many advantages to sourcing in Australia cf to low labour cost countries