Purchasing - May 15, 2003

Distributors needed $7.2 million in sales to make PURCHASING magazine's top 75 distribution ranking for 2002. In 2001, the cutoff was $6.5 million. Three new companies made the list this year. Chip-Tech Ltd. recorded $20.9 million in sales. The Bergquist Co. posted $17 million in sales and Symmetry Electronics reported $16 million in sales.

• Departments
• Electronics Leadtimes
• Leadtimes fall back
• Electronics and Technology News
• Signs of life
• ASICs to post short-term growth
• Agile, Arrow form joint venture
• Benchmark performance against the best-in-class
• New process reduces cost for membrane switches
• Mine archives for great ideas
• Inside Purchasing
• Strike while the iron is hot
• Logistics
• The happy marriage between process and technology
• What's Hot
• Office Technologies
• Need help managing costs? Distributors can lend a hand
• Konica unveils flagship

• Features
• Electronics and Technology News
• Sourcing software? An expert offers how-to tips
• Expect a price war for nand flash as demand grows
• Top 75 Electronics Distributors
• Top 10 distributors' compound annual growth rate
• Can electronics distributors rebound in 2003?
• Who Will Survive?
• Avnet retains top spot for third consecutive year
• Distributors focus heavily on value-added services
• e-Sourcing Ideas
• Bringing e-sourcing to a decentralized spend

• News
• Economy
• How Supply Managers See High-Tech Business
• Electronics Transaction Prices
• Purchasing electronics transaction price survey results
• Electronics prices appear mostly steady—for now
• Prices
• Factors Affecting Product Cost
• Supply
• What's Happening in High-Tech Supply Chains
• Tip Sheet
• Key Metrics and Supply Alert