Jabil Circuit is an original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, meaning the company manufactures products or components that are purchased by another company and retailed under the purchasing company’s brand name.
James Golden and Bill Morean founded the company in 1966. The name of the company is a combination of the two founders’ first names.
In the 1980’s Jabil Circuit began making parts for PC companies like Dell.
Today Jabil Circuit works with many industries, including clean technology, healthcare, defense, aerospace, automotive, consumer products, computing, storage, life sciences, networking, and telecommunications industries.
The company’s services include manufacturing and supply chain services, aftermarket services such as warranties and repairs, and design engineering.
Today Jabil Circuit has 90 plants in over 30 countires in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. The company trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol JBL, is a member of the S&P 500, is #199 in the Fortune 500, has 177,000 employees, and had $17.31 billion in revenue in 2013.
Jabil CircuitJabil Circuit is an original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, meaning the company manufactures products or components that are purchased by another company and retailed under the purchasing company’s brand name.
James Golden and Bill Morean founded the company in 1966. The name of the company is a combination of the two founders’ first names.
In the 1980’s Jabil Circuit began making parts for PC companies like Dell.
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Today Jabil Circuit works with many industries, including clean technology, healthcare, defense, aerospace, automotive, consumer products, computing, storage, life sciences, networking, and telecommunications industries.
The company’s services include manufacturing and supply chain services, aftermarket services such as warranties and repairs, and design engineering.
Today Jabil Circuit has 90 plants in over 30 countires in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. The company trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol JBL, is a member of the S&P 500, is #199 in the Fortune 500, has 177,000 employees, and had $17.31 billion in revenue in 2013.