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In supply chain, you need to forecast and position materials, streamline inventory management and warehousing as well as get the right supply chain model for your customers and your channel--globally. Our supply chain expertise helps make that easier.
A supply chain professional's guide to thriving in uncertainty
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Robert Cowan
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July 15, 2025
Today's professionals must master the art of strategic patience while building systems robust enough to weather whatever storm comes next. The winners will be those who respond most intelligently and avoid a knee-jerk reaction.
Excellence at Every Away Game: How Data Drives the Arizona Diamondbacks
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Michelle Adams
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June 30, 2025
Excellence at Every Away Game: How Data Drives the Arizona Diamondbacks
Programming secure devices at scale, in a software-defined world
March 7, 2025
Software stored in non-volatile memory plays a crucial role in electronic products. Getting software into hardware and securing those devices in a connected world requires specialized support that is both repeatable and scalable.
2025 supply chain insights you won’t get from a genAI chatbot
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David Paulson
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January 16, 2025
What are the biggest risks and/or opportunities facing stakeholders across the high-tech supply chain in 2025? The greatest opportunities lie in the details others overlook.
Key considerations for selecting an electronic component supplier
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Michelle Adams
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January 6, 2025
When considering suppliers of electronic components, the question is whether or not they can provide what you need, when you need it.
How to manage supplier selection risk
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Michelle Adams
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January 6, 2025
The more you can learn about potential risk factors during the selection process, the more informed you’ll be in selecting reliable suppliers that make good long-term partners.
How to choose the right electronic component supplier
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Michelle Adams
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January 6, 2025
Choosing a supplier is not just about their capability to deliver a product. Their reliability and trustworthiness as a business partner are equally important.
TTI transforms global supply chain into a competitive differentiator using Avnet business migration solutions
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Avnet Staff
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July 14, 2023
CUSTOMER CASE STUDY: See how Techtronic Industries used Avnet’s business migration solutions for insight into its supply chain, enabling it to make real-time decisions about chip inventory for its contract manufacturers worldwide.
Taking stock of the supply chain crisis: Lockdowns and shortages cost automotive manufacturers over $500 billion
May 12, 2022
Avnet Silica analysed public financial records to reveal the impact of the pandemic on semiconductor stock levels, automotive factory closures and revenue.
Chip shortage to usher in transformative design-procurement-supply chain partnerships
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Peggy Carrieres
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May 6, 2022
The electronics engineering world as we know it will be fundamentally changed by the ongoing chip shortage as stronger partnerships will be formed with procurement and supply chain experts. What we’re experiencing now is unlike anything before.
Workarounds for the current chip shortage
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Philip Ling
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March 17, 2022
Every vertical market is feeling the impact of the chip shortage. How we deal with it now may leave a legacy. Design engineers are adept at visualizing the requirement and developing a solution, but OEMs need to look at the bigger picture.
Bolstering Market Differentiation with Strategic Supply Chain Strategies
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David Paulson
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January 25, 2022
The design and execution of a product’s supply chain can be the critical catalyst for successfully setting new standards for performance, price, customer experience, market penetration and revenue generation - or it can riddle it with cost overruns
Amid chip shortage, focus shifts to assurance of supply
November 9, 2021
From standard inventory fulfilment and management programs to sophisticated supply-chain-as-a-service-models, companies are looking to achieve a reliable flow of components all along the electronics ecosystem.
Strengthening our roots: at the center of the technology value chain
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Phil Gallagher
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October 26, 2021
Avnet is entering into its second century in business deeply rooted in the same principle that helped us succeed in the first: we stay situated at the center of the technology value chain — constantly adjusting as this center morphs with time.
Capture more of your product’s value with a strategic, end-to-end supply chain strategy
By
David Paulson
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October 15, 2021
Companies that excel in product development and technology innovation often lack robust expertise in the process and operational side of the product journey. Success today requires leading-edge technical and best-in-class supply chain execution.
For a better product development experience, find your ‘design-centric partner’
By
Jim Beneke
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October 8, 2021
Whether you are a startup, a top-level manufacturer or a Fortune 100 company, a design-centric partner can help you work smarter, faster and more cost-effectively.
The semiconductor shortage is already changing product design — for the better
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Peggy Carrieres
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October 6, 2021
Price increases, technology advancements and inevitable supply chain disruptions will bring sweeping long-term changes to the semiconductor industry.
Securing the Keys to the Kingdom: Hardening the IoT-connected supply chain
November 22, 2019
To harden the IoT-connected supply chain, cybersecurity strategies need to move beyond a single enterprise’s digital infrastructure and encompass all the players within the value chain.
What’s A Lead Time – And Why Should You Care?
December 19, 2017
Learn how effective management of lead times and partnering with a distributor can help you keep promises.