A recently published study of the costs of operating a distribution warehouse in the United States identified several of the best equipped, lowest cost locations, and you may not recognize any of them. The Boyd Company, a site-selection consultant, gathered data on 25 U.S. locations that are well positioned to attract new investment this year,…
Technology and other factors have transformed the underlying dynamics of procurement to the extent that distributor relationships are changing radically. According to a UPS and analyst firm TNS survey of over 1,500 procurement professionals, changing customer expectations, direct-from-manufacturer selling, e-commerce, and the emergence of millennials among buyers are having profound effects on the distribution model. “It…
Atlanta, GA – The latest ECIA Sales Trends survey has the North American market showing growth in calendar quarter Q3 compared to the calendar quarter Q2. The survey includes individual inputs from distributors, manufacturers and manufacturer representatives of ECIA member companies. Thirty-five percent (35%) of those responding see the market flat in Q3 compared to…
In today's business environment, complexity looms large as supply chains rely more and more on manufacturing and distribution partners, and stretch farther and farther across the globe. With this complexity comes a higher level of risk, as companies lose visibility and control while still retaining accountability to customers and the brand's reputation. To counter this…
Perfect Parts, an independent electronics distributor founded in 2013, has launched an online catalog of electronic components calling it the world's largest online catalog and collection of electronic parts information available today. The database contains more than 425 million unique electronic parts across over 400 electronic product categories, the company said. “Today, OEMs, contract manufacturers,…
Today's global electronics supply chain industry is highly complex and diverse. Keeping the same rapid pace at which the industry is moving is paramount for OEMs. EBN travelled to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to attend the 9th Annual High-Technology and Electronics Supply Chain Summit organized by Eye for Transport (EfT) on May 20 – 21. We…
Delivering an omnichannel experience to customers has become newest Holy Grail for retailers. At the same time, trying to use old tools and processes to meet these new service level demands creates nothing but headaches. Omnichannel refers to the standard of offering a seamless brand experience to the consumer across all channels: retail store, Internet,…
When Amazon launched its new service aimed at business buyers last month, a trend that has long concerned electronics distributors resurfaced: online retailers taking aim at business-to-business (B2B) markets traditionally served by distributors. It's little wonder that e-commerce giants are drawn to the B2B market, since it's a gigantic target. Oliver Wyman, in a recent…
In addition to looking at the reputation of franchised distributors in the industry, UBM's 2015 Global Distributor Customer Evaluation Study took a deeper dive with designers, corporate management, and supply chain executives to find out what channels they prefer, and how their use of online sources to gather information on products and suppliers is evolving.…
Amazon launched it's Amazon Business offering earlier this month, hoping to build traction with buyers of a broad range of products, from paper clips to heavy equipment. The company admits that it's gunning for the loyalty in the industrial manufacturing and technology sectors in particular, which leads to the question of whether electronics distributors should…