Demonstrating its continued expertise in developing and managing
strategic, value-enhancing supply chain solutions, Avnet (Nasdaq: AVT),
a leading global technology company, has been recognized by research and
advisory firm Gartner,
Inc. as a high-tech supply chain organization. Avnet believes its unique
ability to deliver rapidly scalable, globally available and customized
supply chain solutions is why the company was ranked in the top 10 of
the 2018 Gartner
Supply Chain Top 25 Results
1 list in the High-Tech
industry category.
Each year, Gartner determines “the companies to include in the Supply
Chain Top 25 study by starting with the combined Fortune Global 500 and
Forbes Global 2000 lists”1 and compiles the Top 25 Supply
Chain ranking, as well as ratings for vertical markets, including high
tech, life sciences, industrial, retail, automotive, and aerospace and
defense.
“There has been a great deal of fanfare over the past several years
about the ‘democratization’ of technology development and manufacturing,
but one aspect of this potentially game-changing trend that is
infrequently discussed is the way in which it has elevated the strategic
role supply chain and operations must now play to differentiate an
organization’s products and services,” said Avnet senior vice president
Lynn Torrel, who heads up the Velocity group. “Avnet is very proud to be
recognized by Gartner for its high tech supply chain initiatives.”
Avnet’s supply chain group, Velocity, manages large elements of
the technology supply chain for many companies that are perennially
recognized by Gartner for their supply chain solutions. Velocity was
recently named a semi-finalist for Gartner’s
2018
High-Tech Manufacturing Supply Chainnovators
award.2
These awards recognize unconventional, innovative and high-impact supply
chain initiatives in the healthcare, high-tech manufacturing and
consumer/retail sectors.
“The Supply Chain Top 25 is the preeminent ranking of supply chain
leaders. The ranking is comprised of two main components: a quantitative
measurement of business performance and a qualitative representation of
both peer and Gartner analyst opinions. These two components are
combined into a total composite score which ultimately determines the
ranking. The ranking is revealed each year at the Gartner Supply Chain
Executive Conference.3 We believe this recognition is a
testament to Avnet’s supply chain expertise, including sustainability.
With a comprehensive ecosystem that reduces the time, cost and
complexities of bringing products to market, Avnet helps customers from
start to finish maximize return on their technology investments.”
Gartner Industry Recognition of Avnet:
-
2016 Gartner, Supply Chain Top 25: High Tech, August 2016 – Honorable
Mention
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2015 Gartner, Supply Chain Top 25: High Tech, August 2015 – Ranked #9
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2014 Gartner, Supply Chain Top 25, High Tech, August 2014 – Ranked #10
(First Technology Distributor to be Included in the Top 25 List of
High Tech Supply Chains)
Avnet’s commitment to supply chain excellence is also evidenced by their
ongoing commitment to sharing insights though contributed articles, at
conferences, and through its own digital journal,
Supply
Chain Navigator
.
Learn more about Avnet’s supply chain offerings at https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/services.
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1 Gartner, Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 Results for 2018, Stan
Aronow May 31, 2018
2 Gartner, High-Tech Industrial
Supply Chainnovators 2018: The Digital Supply Chain Transformation, May
15, 2018
3 Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 Methodology, https://www.gartner.com/technology/supply-chain/top25_methodology.jsp
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The identification of a Gartner award winner or finalist is not an
endorsement by Gartner of any vendor, product or service.
About Avnet
From idea to design and from prototype to production, Avnet supports
customers at each stage of a product’s lifecycle. A comprehensive
portfolio of design and supply chain services makes Avnet the go-to
guide for innovators who set the pace for technological change. For
nearly a century, Avnet has helped its customers and suppliers around
the world realize the transformative possibilities of technology. Learn
more about Avnet at www.avnet.com.
Avnet
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