Avnet's Chandler expansion designed to up productivity
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As seen in EDN -- Avnet, a global technology distributor and the second-largest Fortune 500 companies in the Valley, designed its new Chandler facility to be more efficient and save steps for employees.
A total of 350 employees build and test servers and do warehouse work in the new Global Solutions Center at 6700 W. Morelos Place in west Chandler.
The company recently celebrated the center's grand opening.
The servers are shipped to customers mainly in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
The new building has the capacity to build 700,000 systems a year, said Mike Kenney, vice president of technical operations.
The 228,000-square-foot structure doubles the company's space for building custom technology in the Americas, and consolidates work that had been scattered in three sites in California, Phoenix and Chandler.
Avnet also sells components to customers who don't want Avnet to assemble the systems, and some of that shipping is handled out of the new building.
With the new structure, the warehouse space more than doubled, from 56,000 to 118,000 square feet.
The building was designed with efficiency in mind.
"We use lean manufacturing methodologies; more and more companies are moving toward lean," Kenney said.
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Roy Vallee honored at 2008 NEDA Conference
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As seen in EMSnow -- The National Electronic Distributors Association (NEDA) bestowed its highest honor, the Gail S. Carter Award, to Roy Vallee, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Avnet, Inc. The annual presentation was held during the 2008 NEDA Executive Conference at the Renaissance Chicago Hotel. The award acknowledges electronic distributor principals who have made
significant contributions to the distribution industry, have taken an active role in NEDA and civic affairs, and are recognized by the industry as leaders.
NEDA President Frank Flynn of Sager Electronics, presented the award and praised Mr. Vallee's contributions to the industry. Under his leadership, Avnet has been a steady champion of NEDA throughout the years. Mr. Vallee has generously supported its programs and encouraged senior Avnet executives to serve on the NEDA Boards. "It's not often that an organization enjoys this type of high-level deployment of executive talent and expertise," said Robin B. Gray, Jr., NEDA Executive Vice President. Mr. Vallee has also been an active leader within the NEDA Large Company Council. Avnet has helped to improve the visibility, importance and growth of electronic distribution, NEDA and raised the professional standard and ethics for the electronic distribution industry.
In his acceptance, Vallee spoke of the rewards of Avnet's involvement in NEDA and called on others to make the most of their NEDA membership. "It's an honor to receive the Gail S. Carter Award and be included with a distinguished list of past recipients. Our industry has been through tremendous changes and challenges during my career. NEDA has consistently been there to provide insight and a critical forum for discussing issues and topics that have helped our industry continue to advance. The opportunity to work closely with NEDA has given me a deep appreciation of the power of collaboration in championing the value and contributions of authorized distribution from a local to a global level."
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