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In this article, contributing editor Gina Roos investigates the birth and evolution ofmobile apps and website technologies for the electronics purchasing sector
The electronic components distribution industry has long touted the capability to provide its customerswith the ability to access component data andmake purchases 24/7, fromanywhere, thanks to their online purchasing tools and global locations. But thatwasn't exactly true since buyerswere still tethered to their desktops up until a fewyears agowhen smart phones and tablets started to permeate the supply chain.
What mobile apps can do for you Avnet ElectronicsMarketing iOS, Android
Distributor Operating System Features
• Place orders (POURS) • Check/track orders, (includes open order status, past promised dates, canceled orders, closed orders, in transit, recently shipped, shipped within, thirty days, upcoming orders and potentially delinquent orders)
Digi-Key
iOS, Android, Blackberry, Amazon Kindle
• Request for quote • Place orders • Check/track orders • Search inventory by keyword, part number and product category
• View product descriptions • View product videos
Heilind Electronics iOS, Android
• Request for quote • Place orders • Check/track orders • Search inventory by part number
• View product descriptions Mouser Electronics iOS
• Place orders • Check/track orders • Search inventory by keyword, part number and product category
• View product descriptions • View product videos
TTI Inc. iOS
• Request for quote • Place orders • Check/track orders • Search inventory by keyword, part number and product category
• View product descriptions 24 | January/February 2013
www.electronics-sourcing.com
Yes: Search by • Distributor part number • Manufacturer's part number • Customer part number
Yes: ezBuy/Advanced Inventory Management (AIM)
Search inventory
Yes: • Distributor part number • Manufacturer's part number
No NA With the development ofmobile apps andmobile-optimized or
enabledwebsites in the electronics distribution channel, buyers now canmake purchases and reviewtheir supply chain activities virtually fromanywhere 24/7 as long as they have amobile device and awireless connection. The question iswill buyers embracemobile apps as they become available fromtheir distribution partners.
Barcode Scanner
Yes: Search by • Customer part number (POURS)
Linked to Proprietary Supply Chain Tool
Yes: Supply Chain Central (SCC) and POURS
Most Used Feature by Buyers
Check/track orders
Yes: Search by • Distributor part number • Scan of UPC code with Digi-Key part number will allow customer to pull up part details and add to shopping cart
Yes: Search by • Manufacturer's part number • Customer part number
Yes:My Digi-Key NA
Yes
Search inventory
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