Avnet Ranked by Gartner in the Top 10 for Supply Chain Top 25: High Tech
August 18 2015 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Avnet is the only distributor to be ranked in
the Top 10 for the second consecutive year
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology
distributor, today announced it has been ranked among the top 10
high-tech companies from the “2015 Gartner Supply Chain Top 25:
High Tech.”1 This is the second consecutive year in which Avnet has
been recognized in Gartner’s top 10 of supply chain companies for
high tech, and Avnet continues to be the only distributor on the
list.
“Avnet leverages its vast supply chain experience and network to
optimize the complex global supply chains of our customers,
suppliers and partners,” said Wade McDaniel, vice president of
solutions architecture, Avnet Velocity. “Our unique approach to
solving problems for our customers, suppliers, and our internal
teams helps us to continuously develop new and innovative ways to
address critical supply chain needs.”
In addition to being recognized in Gartner’s supply chain
ranking, Avnet also manages large elements of the technology supply
chains for several of the companies on the list. Avnet delivers
globally available, rapidly scalable, customized supply chain
solutions to the direct market for electronic components and
equipment.
“Profit margin and market share pressure compel high-tech
leaders to focus on building capability across networks to support
growth and improve financial performance,” wrote Virginia Howard,
research director, Gartner.1 “Supply chain innovation,
well-executed expansion strategies, collaboration, increased
customer intimacy and use of enabling digital technologies are
thematic in top-performing, demand-driven, high-tech supply
chains.”
Further demonstrating its position in the supply chain, Avnet’s
Supply Chain Navigator digital publication delivers high-quality
thought leadership content that delves into the key issues and
trends driving the high-tech supply chain.
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About Avnet
From components to cloud and design to disposal, Avnet, Inc.
(NYSE: AVT) accelerates the success of customers who build, sell
and use technology globally by providing them with a comprehensive
portfolio of innovative products, services and solutions. Avnet is
a Fortune 500 company with revenues of $27.9 billion for the fiscal
year 2015. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.
1 Gartner, “2015 Gartner Supply Chain Top 25: High Tech,”
Gartner, Virginia Howard, 5 August 2015
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