Omnichannel sales and distribution is to the supply chain what big data is to IT — everyone is talking about it, few have really captured its full potential. In our most recent edition of Avnet Supply Chain Velocity, our cover story looks at omnichannel and its potential within the industrial B2B space. As I noted…
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Velocity Digital Edition April 2014
While everything has changed in the electronics industry, everything has pretty much remained the same. In the 2014 installment of the long-running Top 25 distributors list, the top half of the list has remained steady, marking a continued period of stability for the electronics distribution industry. At the same time, there's good news on the…
DetailsWe sat down with Arrow Electronics chief executive Mike Long to get his take on the distribution industry, today and into the future. We also asked him to shine a light on how Arrow is evolving to meet the changing demands of the industry. Arrow Electronics is a giant in the distribution space with with…
DetailsInstitute of Supply Management’s (ISM) has discovered an error in its software programming for calculating the May 2014 Manufacturing PMI that was released at 10 a.m. ET this morning. “We apologize for this error. We have recalculated and confirmed that the actual index indicates that the economy is accelerating,” said Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair…
DetailsKEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading global supplier of electronic components, today released its 2013 Conflict Minerals Report, submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in accordance with U.S. law. The Conflict Minerals Report provides details on the company’s efforts to ensure that all KEMET tantalum materials are sourced conflict-free, either through the…
DetailsNewark element14 announces the availability of the new Fluke Connect™ system, which allows maintenance technicians to wirelessly transmit measurement data from their test tools to their smart phones for secure storage on the cloud and universal team access from the field. More than 20 Fluke tools connect wirelessly with the app, including digital multimeters, infrared…
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At least a half dozen headset makers hope to leapfrog Google's Project Glass. They are adopting the latest mobile processors and stereo 3D displays to deliver images covering a full field of vision that users can control with hand gestures and head motions. They demonstrated their latest prototypes running everything from games to factory-floor maintenance…
DetailsThe global semiconductor market for active-control systems in the autonomous vehicle will grow nearly fivefold in just seven short years, according to a new report from IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS). This expansion will be driven by an increasing shift from cars simply providing alerts in hazardous situations to direct intervention in order to avoid accidents.…
DetailsRFMW Ltd., a specialized distributor providing customers and suppliers with focused distribution of RF and microwave components as well as specialized component-engineering support, today announced the acquisition of Axomic Pte Ltd, a specialized RF & Microwave component supplier for Southeast Asian customers. The agreement increases RFMW’s global footprint and enhances their corporate standing as…
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