For the fourth consecutive year, Heilind Electronics, the largest distributor of interconnect products in North America, ranked first in overall customer satisfaction in a survey of electronics distribution customers. The survey was conducted throughout March and April by market research firm Bishop & Associates and evaluated the top 12 electronics distributors in North America. Survey…
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UBM's Global Distributor Customer Evaluation Study, which was released to a select audience at the recent EDS tradeshow in Las Vegas, offers a snapshot of how customers perceive the leading electronics distributors in the industry. In this year's study, two distribution giants (Arrow and Avnet) were essentially flat in ranking and share from a year…
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Drone delivery, anyone? We're not completely there yet, but while we wait for products to fall from the sky, businesses need to maintain a competitive edge by outsourcing fulfillment to the right provider. Despite being both parodied (make sure to watch Netflix's Drone to Home video) and parroted (in February, the FAA clipped a brewery's…
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Asia’s electronic components distribution market is ripe for consolidation and Avnet Inc., the world’s top player in the sector, says it is putting the finishing touches to a strategic plan to grow strongly in the region via acquisitions and by leveraging existing investments to support customers and suppliers in refining their supply chain management offerings.…
DetailsAvnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced that Wade McDaniel, vice president of solutions architecture, Avnet Velocity, will present during a workshop titled, “Conquering the Basics of Supply Chain Segmentation,” at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. The conference will be held at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, May 20-22,…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. is now shipping the new Magnetoresistive Sensor ICs from Honeywell. These miniature sensors are capable of detecting weak magnetic fields regardless of polarity. These sensor ICs are part of Honeywell’s Nanopower Series and consume very little power. The new Honeywell Nanopower Series of Magnetoresistive Sensor ICs, available from Mouser Electronics, are sensitive…
DetailsTTI, Inc. the leading global distributor of interconnect, passive, electromechanical and discrete components, today announced the company has been awarded the 2013 Top Performance Award for North America Distribution by 3M Electronics Materials Solutions Division’s Interconnect Business. The award presentation took place at the Electronic Distribution Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The award recognizes TTI’s…
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While they won't pay for advanced features, consumers expect more powerful smartphones every year. In fact, IDC reports that the average selling price of a smartphone decreased to $337 in 2013, down from $387 in 2012, and price tags are expected to drop to about $265 by 2017. As a result, OEMs demand even lower…
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Shortages of natural resources and raw materials can make prices fluctuate substantially and even bring electronics manufacturing to a screeching halt. Proper planning is critical to staying ahead of the potential shortages. Bindiya Vikal, CEO and founder of Resilinc, a provider of supply chain risk mapping and monitoring solutions, said: Resilinc has been told by…
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In my previous blog on this topic, we considered some of the delivery mechanisms that might be used to present us with augmented reality information. The next question, of course, is what sort of augmented reality information do we expect and/or want to be delivered. The impression I have after talking to a number of…
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