Purchasing - May 17, 2001

Electronics distributors enjoyed an exceptional year in 2000, with most posting double-digit growth despite a less-than-stellar fourth quarter, according to Purchasing Magazine's annual Top 75 Electronics Distributors Survey. Distributors attribute their growth to strong demand from communications OEMs and their contract manufacturers in the first three quarters of 2000.

• Departments
• Electronic Buying Conditions
• Buyers' market will continue for awhile
• Electronics Purchasing
• What's Hot
• Prices fall, leadtimes shrink for chip resistors
• Expect flash tags to continue to fall
• Information Technology
• Watch these four issues when doing an ASP deal
• What's hot
• Inside Purchasing
• IT procurement best practices series debuts
• MRO/Distribution
• Applied Industrial Technologies enhances Web site speed
• Distributors: Web will improve the industry
• Professional Profile
• MSL
• e-Procurement News
• Purchasing execs crawl rather than run to the Net
• B2B software firms jockey for position in early 2001

• Features
• Electronics Outlook 2001
• When's the turn?
• Profiles In Distribution
• Supply chain services will be key to Arrow's growth
• TTI hits the $1-billion mark by zeroing in on passives
• Pioneer-Standard focuses on technical services
• Globalization will drive Avnet's growth
• Veba's demise makes Memec a major player
• Trends In Distribution
• The Genie Group leads in productivity
• Value-added services continue to grow
• Semiconductor specialists enjoy another year of growth
• Avnet stays on top with 58.5% revenue growth
• Independent distributors face tougher year in 2001

• News
• Economy
• How Supply Managers See High Business
• Prices
• Factors Affecting electronics Cost
• Supply
• What's Happening In High-Tech Markets
• Transaction Prices
• Transaction Prices

• Techlines
• Management
• Energy troubles plague purchasing