Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) is a technology Business-to-business B2B distributor headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Electronics Supply & Manufacturing magazine reports that Avnet Inc., a Fortune 500 company, may be the world's largest franchised distributor of electronic components and subsystems. Avnet has 16 centers and locations in more than 34 countries.
Avnet Logistics employs more than 1,600 people and occupies approximately 1,300,000 square fe...
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Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) is a technology Business-to-business B2B distributor headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Electronics Supply & Manufacturing magazine reports that Avnet Inc., a Fortune 500 company, may be the world's largest franchised distributor of electronic components and subsystems. Avnet has 16 centers and locations in more than 34 countries.
Avnet Logistics employs more than 1,600 people and occupies approximately 1,300,000 square feet (121,000 m) of warehousing space in 16 global locations, principally in North America, Europe and Asia.
Avnet provides technical services such as IC programming, connector and cable assembly, and tape-and-reel and customized packaging.
Industry analysts say the key to Avnet's long-term success is its supply chain management solutions, which include forecasting component demand, distribution management, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and Just in Time delivery.
In 1921, Charles Avnet, a 33 year old Russian immigrant, began buying surplus...
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