Today’s supply chains are a critical element of the electronics
industry’s innovation engine. Supply
Chain Navigator, a new digital publication launched today by Avnet
Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet,
Inc. (NYSE: AVT),
will provide readers with practical tools and strategic insights they
need to power that engine and accelerate their organization’s drive to
success.
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Each issue will be produced in collaboration with supply chain
professionals experienced in managing complex global supply chains both
upstream and downstream, as well as distinguished academics and
prominent market analysts. The publication will be released quarterly
and will reach more than 100,000 purchasing, supply chain,
manufacturing, operations and logistics managers throughout the global
electronics industry.
“Supply
Chain Navigator demonstrates Avnet’s ongoing commitment to
support not only our customers and suppliers through delivery of
sophisticated supply chain solutions, but to advance our industry as a
whole by offering high-quality thought leadership content that delves
into the key issues and trends driving the high-tech supply chain,” said
Lynn Torrel, senior vice president global supply chain and strategic
accounts at Avnet.
“At Avnet, we are extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to
collaborate with many of the electronics industry’s most successful and
pioneering supply chain professionals,” said Wade McDaniel, vice
president of Supply Chain Solutions, Avnet Velocity and Publisher of Supply
Chain Navigator. “Supply
Chain Navigator provides us with a forum to share the wealth of
knowledge and experience of these supply chain innovators and thought
leaders with peers around the world.”
Editorial highlights of Supply
Chain Navigator’s first issue include:
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Exclusive One-on-One with Avnet Electronics Marketing Global President
Gerry Fay
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In-depth look at Intel’s historic Conflict Minerals journey
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Feature editorial package Supply Chain Data Analytics: Moving
Beyond the Hype
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Opinion piece from Flextronics Chief Procurement Officer Tom Linton
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Executive Commentary from Avnet CIO Steve Philips
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Article on Supply Chain Centers of Excellence from Ops Rules
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Case study of Lenovo’s use of data and visibility to drive supply
chain success
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Upstream/downstream insights on the outlook for Cryptocurrency in the
B2B Supply Chain
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Complimentary access to SCM World’s members-only “Future of
Manufacturing” report
To read Supply Chain Navigator, click here, or go online to www.scnavigator.avnet.com.
About Avnet Electronics Marketing
Avnet Electronics Marketing is an operating group of Phoenix-based
Avnet, Inc. that serves electronic original equipment manufacturers
(EOEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers in more
than 80 countries, distributing electronic components and embedded
systems from leading manufacturers and providing associated
design-chain, supply-chain and value-added integration services. The
group's website is located at www.em.avnet.com.
About Avnet, Inc.
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT),
a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic
components, computer products and embedded technology serving customers
globally. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the
world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of customers by
providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the
fiscal year ended June 28, 2014, Avnet generated revenue of $27.5
billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.
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