Avnet celebrates POURS’ 15th anniversary
By Jim Carbone -- Purchasing, 6/7/2007 1:19:00 PM
Avnet Electronics Marketing is marking the 15-year anniversary of the launch of its point of replenishment system. Since POURS’ launch, Avnet has tripled the number of customers who use POURS and the service generates $332 million in revenue for Avnet.
POURS is a web-based inventory management system that integrates data from multiple points of use to provide OEM and electronics manufacturing services customers with a multi-site view of their manufacturing facilities or distribution centers. The POURS system includes everything needed to begin scanning bar codes and transmitting electronic orders and forms the hub of a multi-supplier, multi-site supply chain ordering, receiving and reporting system that improves efficiency and profitability. Avnet released the original DOS version of POURS in 1992. In 2001, Avnet introduced http://www.pours.com/ – the first online replenishment system for the electronics industry. Initially POURS automated the purchasing process for the pull-based electronics environment by allowing customers to see exactly how much inventory they had on their shelves at any given moment without actually having to walk back to the stockroom and do a manual count. The idea was to increase productivity, maximize quality and minimize paperwork through the swipe of a bar code. Since then, as the electronics industry supply chain itself has become increasingly more complex, POURS evolved to much more than a simple inventory management system. The system provides insight into a large amount of data. It also includes information on RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) compliance tracking data. Users can see order histories and receipts, generate late order reports, review purchasing information related to part numbers, print barcode information and integrate shipping notices and information. "Customers see very tangible benefits associated with POURS almost immediately -- including automation of non-value-added activities, elimination of excess inventory and shortages, and reduced burden on IT resources," says Glenn Bassett, vice president of strategic business development for Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas. "POURS was a pioneer of its day, and it has evolved with the times. It's just as relevant to our customers today as it ever was."
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