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Table of Contents
EM Design Chain Services
EM Design Chain Services offers engineers a host of technical design solutions in support of the sales process of complex
products and technologies. With access to a suite of design tools and engineering services from any point in the design cycle,
customers can get product specifications along with evaluation kits and reference designs that enable a broad range of applications
from concept through detailed design including new product introduction. EM also offers engineering and technical resources
deployed globally to support product design, bill of materials development, design services and technical education and training. By
utilizing EM’s Design Chain Services, customers can optimize their component selection and accelerate their time to market.
EM Supply Chain Services
EM Supply Chain Services provides end-to-
end solutions focused on OEMs, EMS providers and electronic component
manufacturers, enabling them to optimize supply chains on a local, regional or global basis. By combining internal competencies in
global warehousing and logistics, finance, information technology, and asset management with its global footprint and extensive
partner relationships, EM’
s Supply Chain Services develops a deeper level of engagement with its customers. These customers can
continuously manage their supply chains to meet the demands of a competitive environment globally without a commensurate
investment in physical assets. With proprietary planning tools and a variety of inventory management solutions, EM can provide
unique solutions that meet a customer’s just-in-
time requirements in a variety of scenarios including lean manufacturing, demand flow
and outsourcing.
Embedded Solutions
In the Americas, Avnet Electronics Marketing provides embedded computing solutions including technical design, integration
and assembly to developers of application-specific computing solutions in the non-
PC market. Customers include OEMs targeting the
medical, telecommunications, industrial and digital editing markets. The Embedded Solutions group represents the combination of the
EM Americas existing embedded business, the acquired Bell Microproducts Inc. embedded business and the TS Americas embedded
business that was transferred to EM Americas in the first quarter of fiscal 2011.
EM Sales and Marketing Divisions
Each of EM’
s regions has sales and marketing divisions that generally focus on a specific customer segment, particular product
lines or a specific geography. The divisions offer one of the industry’s broadest line cards and convenient one-
stop shopping with an
emphasis on responsiveness, engineering support, on-
time delivery and quality. Certain specialty services are made available to the
individual divisions through common support service units. Customers are further supported by a sophisticated e-
commerce platform,
Avnet Express, that includes a host of powerful functions such as parametric parts searches, bill of material optimization and parts
cross-referencing. The site enables end-to-
end online service from part and inventory searches, price checking and ordering to online
payment. EM Americas addresses the needs of its customers and suppliers through focused channels to service small- to medium-
sized customers, global customers, defense and aerospace customers and contract manufacturers. In EMEA, divisions, which are
organized by semiconductors, IP&E products and supply chain services, address customers on both a pan-
European and regional
basis. EM EMEA does business in over 40 European countries, and over 10 countries in the Middle East and Africa. EM Asia goes to
market with sales and marketing divisions within China, South Asia, Taiwan and Japan. All regions within EM provide the Design
Chain Services and Supply Chain Services described above.
Technology Solutions
As a global IT solutions distributor, TS collaborates with its customers and suppliers to create and deliver services, software and
hardware solutions that address the business needs of end-
user customers locally and around the world. TS focuses on the global
value-
added distribution of enterprise computing servers and systems, software, storage, services and complex solutions from the
world’
s foremost technology manufacturers, marketing and selling them to and through the VAR channel. TS also serves the
worldwide OEM market for computing technology, system integrators and non-
PC OEMs that require embedded systems and
solutions including engineering, product prototyping, integration and other value-
added services. The operating group has sales and
marketing divisions dedicated to these customer segments as well as independent software vendors.
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