In this organization, staff and board members were aware of the loss of the grant, but there was a kind of psychological disconnect. Another organization with which I work has run a deficit this year of more than $200,000, and board members are periodically reminded that it is nothing to be concerned about.
This article explains the role of an OEM company and the OEM business model. OEM (pronounced as separate letters) is short for original equipment manufacturer. OEM is somewhat of a misleading term for a company that has a special relationship with computer and IT producers.
Generally, an OEM is the company that makes a part that is marketed by another company typically as a component of the second company's product. For example, if Acme Manufacturing Co. makes power cords that are used on IBM computers, Acme is the OEM.he term is used in several ways each of which is clear in context. It can refer to a part or subsystems maker, an end product producer, or an automotive part that is manufactured by the same company that produced the original part used in assembly.