Purchasing - December 9, 2004

Not too long ago, many electronics buyers were reluctant to buy from nonfranchised independent distributors except during times of component shortages because of their premium prices. But all that's changed. Nonfranchised distributors are becoming both an outlet for buyers to unload their excess inventories, and a source for opportunistic purchases of readily available commodity parts that, at ...

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