Your corporate procurement team manages your global distributor strategy while also observing situations in each country. In doing so, the team can better identify competitive distributors performing well. Two strategy methodologies the author suggests are bottom-up distributor selection and top-down distributor selection.
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Tag Archives: distribution
Electronics distribution: Choosing a global or regional distributor in a flat world
How important should price be when selecting your electronics distributor?
For procurement decision makers, selecting which distributor you use can impact your company’s bottom line…and your career. Writing this article from an OEM’s perspective, we, as customers should understand the electronics distribution market and become familiar with helpful channels as well as how to evaluate and select a suitable distributor whose capabilities are in line with our corporate business objectives.
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Developing core suppliers improves purchase order management and procurement strategy
Learn ways to define and execute greater strategic-level guidance for purchase orders and better materials management by understanding your customers; supply chain alliance partners, distributors and your competitors.
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Mark Larson talks Digi-Key, semiconductors, electronics components, distribution
Larson says performance marketing is rapidly replacing relationship marketing. EMS providers and OEMs recognize committed inventory heavily buffered by uncommitted inventory. Semiconductor chips will continue to address increasingly specific needs of customers. Market forces putting severe competitive pressures on local distributors forcing re-analysis of business models.
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