Industry experts agree: distribution is at an inflection point

Episode 3 of the Distributing Wisdom podcast, hosted by Avnet, titled "Industry experts agree: distribution is at an inflection point" was published on August 13, 2021 and runs 20 minutes.

August 13, 2021 ·20m · Distributing Wisdom

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Summary

We sit down with three seasoned experts in the electronics industry to get their honest perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the distribution industry today. Our guests tackle the difficult issues, from inventory practices to margins to the new trend of "customers without a supply chain." They also discuss what distribution leaders can learn from other industries to deliver even more value, and what young professionals just entering the industry should focus on. Guests on this episode include: Craig Conrad, senior lecturer, Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution, Texas A&M University; Barb Jorgensen, editor-in-chief, EPSNews; and De Anna Norman, manager, District Sales, Avnet.

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We sit down with three seasoned experts in the electronics industry to get their honest perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the distribution industry today. Our guests tackle the difficult issues, from inventory practices to margins to the new trend of "customers without a supply chain." They also discuss what distribution leaders can learn from other industries to deliver even more value, and what young professionals just entering the industry should focus on. Guests on this episode include: Craig Conrad, senior lecturer, Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution, Texas A&M University; Barb Jorgensen, editor-in-chief, EPSNews; and De Anna Norman, manager, District Sales, Avnet.

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