Purchasing - April 15, 2004
Features
Electronics distribution poised for rebirth
At the National Electronic Distributors Association annual conference last November, several speakers declared that the downturn that had ravaged the distribution industry for the past three years was over. Speakers noted that unit shipments increased in the second half of 2003, pricing firmed and leadtimes stretched.
- Departments
- Inside Purchasing
- Check in with the Super Stars
- Logistics
- Inbound supply managers ask 3PL providers: Got technology?
- What's Hot
- Office Technologies
- Canon unveils new copiers to meet demand for color
- Electronics and Technology News
- Short Circuits
- What's Hot
- DSPS
- TI dominates DSPs
- Distribution
- How big guys use distributors
- Electronics Leadtimes
- Leadtimes are mixed
- Memory ICS
- DRAM industry rankings change little in 2003
- Nonvolitile Memory
- Expect strong demand, stable prices for NAND
- Passives
- Rising materials costs may drive resistor prices up
- RF ICS
- RF transistors move to plastic packaging
- Top 75 Electronics Distributors
- Digi-Key remains on top
- 2003 North American Rankings
- Top 75 Electronics Distributors Alphabetical listing
- Distributors toughed it out in 2003; see growth in 2004
- Many offer online buying
- Value-added services drive distributor sales
- Avnet retains top spot
- Features
- Top 75 Electronics Distributors
- Nonfranchised distributors are cautious about 2004
- News
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